Cutting pesticide use on farms doubles abundance of wild pollinators
18 July 2023
In a three-year study on US farms, the numbers of wild pollinators and commercial bees were much higher in fields where pesticides were applied only when needed
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Plants pollinated by non-native honeybees are less likely to survive
27 June 2023
Honeybees brought to the US from Europe and Africa tend to move pollen between flowers on the same plant more than native bees do. This appears to lower the quality of some plants’ offspring
Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite
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The fungal parasite Nosema is deadly to honeybee colonies and evolving resistance to fungicides, but engineered bacteria may help bees resist infection
Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature
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A sensor around a millimetre in size has been tested to monitor a honeybee flying around some flowers. It could also work for medical monitoring inside a person's body
Electromagnetic fields from power lines are messing with honeybees
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Transmission towers emit electromagnetic fields that can disrupt honeybees’ ability to pollinate nearby plants, which could reduce biodiversity in these areas
The spiky shape of sunflower pollen may clear bee guts of parasite
16 April 2023
Sunflower pollen’s spiky texture dramatically reduces the prevalence of a widespread gut parasite in eastern bumblebees
Male orchid bees craft unique perfumes from flowers – now we know why
12 April 2023
The function of the mysterious perfume blended by male orchid bees from the flowers they visit has finally been figured out
Honeybees benefit from strips of native plants embedded in farmland
2 April 2023
Prairie strips, areas of wild vegetation within intensive farms, are associated with bee colonies collecting more pollen, growing larger and having better winter survival rates
Rise in urban beekeeping may be crowding out native bee species
15 February 2023
In Montreal, Canada, the diversity of wild bee species has fallen in areas where honeybee colonies have proliferated
Shortage of pollinators could be killing 427,000 people a year
21 December 2022
Inadequate numbers of bees and other pollinators have a huge impact on human health due to lower production of fruit and vegetables, according to a modelling study
