Honey Bee News

1. Popular pesticide leaves honey bees vulnerable to deadly mites - SlashGear

   1. Popular pesticide leaves honey bees vulnerable to deadly mites  SlashGear
   2. Neonics hinder bees' ability to fend off deadly mites  Science Daily
   3. EPA Releases Residual Time to 25% Bee Mortality (RT25) Data Reducing Pesticide Hazards for Bees  No-Till Farmer
   4. Neonic pesticide reduces bees' ability to cleanse deadly mite, research shows  CBC.ca
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2. Agricultural pesticide renders honey bees more susceptible to deadly parasitic infection, says research - FoodIngredientsFirst

   Agricultural pesticide renders honey bees more susceptible to deadly parasitic infection, says research  FoodIngredientsFirst

   24 Apr 2019 --- A widely used agricultural neonicotinoid (pesticide) – also referred to as “neonic” – called clothianidin causes honey bees to become more...

3. Study Findings on Pollinator Declines: Neonics Increase Honey Bee Vulnerability to Mites - Beyond Pesticides

   Study Findings on Pollinator Declines: Neonics Increase Honey Bee Vulnerability to Mites  Beyond Pesticides

   (Beyond Pesticides, April, 30, 2019) According to the latest blog post from pesticide industry propagandist Henry I Miller, the pollinator crisis either a) is not...

4. National Sale of bee-killing insecticide up big time in Denmark - The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english

   National Sale of bee-killing insecticide up big time in Denmark  The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english

   Imidacloprid is banned in the EU, but the Danes get dispensation. Sale of bee-killing insecticide up big time in Denmark.

5. We Don't Need To Ban Pesticides To Save Bees - The Federalist

   We Don't Need To Ban Pesticides To Save Bees  The Federalist

   The 'bee-pocalypse' is mostly a myth, and neonic pesticides shouldn't become bogeymen when other types of pesticides would be much more harmful.

6. Bees Exposed to Neonicotinoid Pesticide Become Hyperactive Before Crashing Out, Reducing Their Ability to Forage - Newsweek

   Bees Exposed to Neonicotinoid Pesticide Become Hyperactive Before Crashing Out, Reducing Their Ability to Forage  Newsweek

   In a “bee treadmill” experiment, the pesticide reduced the length of time and distance that the insects could fly.

7. The untapped potential of Africa's honey bees - BBC News

   The untapped potential of Africa's honey bees  BBC News

   In countries across Africa, honey bees could help protect wildlife, grow food and make money – so why aren't more people raising them?