CHELIFERS OR PSEUDOSCORPIONS AS VARROA CONTROL AGENTS
By: Hans-Jürgen Ratsch1, Jens Clausen2, Bernhard Huchzermeyer3, Johannes Leng4, Laurin Mathes4, Petra Hoppe1 Pseudoscorpions May Be The Answer. Abstract Due to the use of pesticides…
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What’s In Your Bees
By: Peter Snyder and Kim Flottum Last September we published an article on this operation. If you recall, NAGC honey bee research and assay…
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Honey As An ANTIBIOTIC It’s the little things that count, it seems!
By: Tianna Kolody Honey is widely accepted as a source of natural antioxidants, with applications for food preservation and human health. In general, antioxidants…
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Peering Into The Future A Path To The Genius Hive
By: Joseph Cazier The Genius hive will be able to tell you what it needs to do better. Introduction Many of the changes we are…
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BeeKeepers & Bombs
Varroa bombs. Let’s think about that. By: Ross Conrad It is the nightmare scenario of every beekeeper. Varroa mite populations build up in colonies…
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Thymol – Varroa Control
By: Claudia Garrido Thymol is one of the alternative treatments in late Summer, or even in Spring according to the temperatures of the year…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part VI
By: Ross Conrad If you still think pesticides are not as big a concern as other issues like Varroa mites, you haven’t been paying attention….
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Dicamba and Bees
By: Jonathan Lundgren Repeating a mistake generally doesn’t end well. When genetically modified, glyphosate-tolerant crops hit the scene in the mid-1990s, it was…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part V
The often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the evidence. So…
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A Closer Look
By: Clarence Collison BIOGENIC AMINES They play a role in the regulation of honey bee behavioral development and are particularly important in the control…
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It Took 50,000+ Dead Bumble Bees . . .
By Dewey Caron In Wilsonville, Oregon there was a massive kill of bumble bees in the parking lot of a Target store on a…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part IV
By: Ross Conrad The often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part III
By: Ross Conrad The dose response characteristics of neonicotinoid insecticides turn out to be identical to those of genotoxic carcinogens, which are the most dangerous…
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NAGC
By: Peter Snyder We are pleased to report that beekeepers in the United States have a new ally in the battle to identify a…
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Neonicotinoid Pesticides: A Major Problem For Bees, Part II
The often heard refrain that Varroa is the primary cause of colony losses associated with CCD is simply not supported by the evidence. Harm…
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The Beehive Thief
By: Peter Sieling Dresden, NY Feb. 1919 – William Keefer awoke to discover that eight of his honey bee colonies were missing. He was the…
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Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus (CBPV)
By: Don Coats Watch for this killer. It’s not passed by Varroa. Introduction: This article reports on a honey bee colony struggling for survival…
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Pesticides in Colonies Linked to Honey Bee Deaths
By: Kirsten Traynor and Dennis vanEngelsdorp, et al* Honey bee colonies in the United States have been dying at high rates for over a…
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Honey Bee Gut Microbia
What Is It and Why Is It Important? In June 2016, researchers from the University of Texas at Austin published the study “Gut Microbial…
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Observations From The International Pollinator Research Conference
by-Michele Colopy The Third International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health & Policy, held July 18-20, 2016 at Pennsylvania State University. It was supported by…
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