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Category Archives: bees
Soil research needed to protect habitat of ground-nesting bees says US farm study
Farmers and other land managers should learn to identify the nesting sites of ground-dwelling bees so the habitat of these wild pollinators can be protected, an Oregon State University research paper has said. The study says US farmers who want … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, conservation, entomology, environment, farms, insects
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Audit shows little action by Canberra bureaucrats on bee biosecurity measures
Australia’s auditor-general has found the Department of Agriculture failed to act on several recommendations by a parliamentary inquiry that called for increased monitoring of biosecurity risks to bee pollination and honey industries. These included providing a comprehensive report on bee … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, Australia, bees, Canberra, crops, CSIRO, federal politics, Govt reports, insects, parliament, policy, pollinators, Uncategorized, varroa mite
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Study estimates cost of “pollination deficit” for Australian farms
Better crop pollination practices could increase the annual business turnover of Australia’s farms by around $1 billion and create more than 2,300 rural jobs according to a study by a government research agency. The researchers found that correcting the “pollination … Continue reading
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Traffic fumes, agri-chemicals changing “odour landscapes” for bees & other pollinators
Air pollution, urban sprawl, freeways and agribusiness monocultures are disrupting and scrambling the chemical scent clues used by plants to attract pollinators. A study published in the January edition of Functional Ecology says these pollutants act like “background noise”, drowning … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, bees, biodiversity, butterflies, ecosystems, emissions, environment, fumes, pollinators, pollution, roads, scent, Uncategorized
Tagged air pollution, bees, environment, monoculture, moths, Odour masking, plants, pollination, scent cues
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Crisis for Australian bee industries after varroa mite found in Queensland
Australia’s honey and pollination industries face a potential biosecurity crisis following the discovery of varroa mites in an Asian honey bee hive at the port of Townsville in north Queensland. Tests have confirmed the presence of the parasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni … Continue reading
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Diesel transport pollution destroys common scents that guide foraging bees
Diesel fumes from trucks, buses and cars may be overpowering half of the most common flower scents used by bees to find food, according to British scientists. Researchers from the University of Southampton and the University of Reading have found … Continue reading
Posted in bees, diesel, fumes, pollinators, pollution, scent
Tagged agriculture, bees, biodiversity, diesel, pollination, pollution
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Insecticide seed treatments driving rapid rise in neonicotinoid use says US study
Scientists have tracked a rapid increase in neonicotinoid treated crop seeds in the US, with corn and soybeans driving a “major surge” in widespread use. Pennsylvania State University entomologists found that in 2000, less than 5 per cent of soybean … Continue reading
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Common heavy metal pollutant can scramble bee brains says Australian & US research
Australian and US research has demonstrated that the brains of honeybees are adversely affected by exposure to manganese, a toxic heavy metal pollutant. The most common sources of manganese as an environmental pollutant are emissions from iron and steel production, … Continue reading
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Canadian study finds wasps may be biggest benefactor from urban trend for bee hotels
Bee hotels may act as population sinks for native bees, creating an increase in parasites, predators and diseases, according to a study by Canadian biologists. Scott MacIvor and Dr Laurence Packer , from York University, set up 600 bee hotels … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, biodiversity, botanic gardens, pollination
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