Bees

The disappearance of bugs that fly, crawl, burrow, jump and walk on water is part of a gathering mass extinction event Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning…

Stingless bees such as these here on a pumpkin blossom are often wrongly taken for pests. The Pollination Guide should help to prevent mistakes like this. Credit: Mikail Oliveira University of Freiburg publishes a guide on the importance of pollinators for Brazilian farmers. Over many years, researchers from the University…

Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis MelliferaBy Candace FlemingIllustrated by Eric RohmannNeal Porter Books (an imprint of Holiday House)$18.99ISBN: 978-0-8234-4285-0Ages 3-7On shelves now. I don’t teach classes on how to write children’s books. I imagine that doing such a thing would be enormously challenging and rewarding, depending on the people…

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Bees in Europe are struggling. Some species are already disappearing at rates “consistent with a mass extinction”, due to the climate crisis and other human impacts.  But there is now another major threat to bees’ survival in Europe: killer hornets. In early September 2019, an Asian hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax)…

Mark Wagoner grows alfalfa seed and wheat on a family farm in Washington State. He volunteers as a board member for the Global Farmer Network. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.I grow alfalfa seed in the southeastern corner of Washington state — and my business, which is…

Australian agriculture has already suffered greatly in the bushfire crisis, but the loss is expected to continue as estimates of damage to the bee population continue to rise. Alternative pollinators key points Key points:More than 10,000 honey bee hives are estimated to have been destroyed across the Australian mainland, each…

A bee on a flowering plant. Credit: Shutterstock First marketed in the late 1990s, neonicotinoid insecticides have become the world's most widely used group of insecticides. They offer lower toxicity to mammals than the insecticides they replaced. But their systemic nature means that all parts of the plant become toxic…

IMAGE: The bumble bee collects pollen from a blue viper's head (Echium vulgare). view more  Credit: Dieter Mahsberg Bees are an important factor for our environment and our sustenance. Without insect pollination, many plant species - including various crops - cannot reproduce. "Bee mortality therefore affects food supply for human beings,"…

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