The Bee Report / No. 4 / February 2018
Could this bill exempt pesticide approval from endangered species requirements?
There is a report that the national trade organization representing manufacturers and distributors of pesticides is circulating a bill that would change the way pesticides are approved by the EPA and exempt the process from requirements in the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading >
By the Numbers: What kind of bees live in a potato field?
Researchers found 58 types of bees living around commercial potato fields. Here's why this is an important thing to know...
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Sran Family Orchards is first Bee Better Certified grower
The world’s largest grower of organic almonds recently gained certification as a Bee Better Certified grower.
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Fungicides
Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees, study finds (AAAS)
Habitat
Wildfires Provide Clues To How Bees Use Forests (Texas Public Radio - 4 minute podcast)
Scientists surprised by orchid bee biodiversity near oil palm plantations (Mongabay)
Honey bees
Province looking to increase bee population for pollination (CBC)
Cautious optimism for sufficient bee colonies (Western Farm Press)
Can local man's product save bees from sting of extinction? He says yes
(WTSP 10)
Legislation
Bills to protect bees from pesticides become law (Press of Atlantic City)
Neonicotinoids
California halts consideration of new uses of neonicotinoids in the state (Xerces Society)
Bumble Bee Queens Slower to Start Colonies After Neonic Exposure (Entomology Today)
Are Bees Losing Their Buzz? (Environmental Technology)
Pesticides
WSU Researchers Develop Pesticide Protection for Bees (Public News Service)