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Patuxent Scientist Sam Droege interviewed for "Inside Science" about how commercially managed bumblebees and honey bees may be contributing to wild pollinator decline. 

Engineering S2973 for in-feed delivery of dsRNA. a Integration of dsRNA expression cassettes into the S2973 genome. Cassettes produce target dsRNA with an inverted…

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1. IntroductionThe diversity and richness of wild bee species have declined over the last 50 years . Human land use and ecological interventions, such as destroying natural habitats and urbanization, are leading causes of the dramatic…

2023 was a landmark year for Minnesota’s pollinators. But as the legislature reconvenes this week, there is plenty more to be done lakes to protect people, pollinators, and other wildlife from pesticides. Specifically, two…

1. IntroductionThe economic value of animal pollination as an ecosystem service in global agriculture ranges from USD 195 billion to USD 387 billion . Additionally, it is estimated that pollinators play a direct role in supplying up to…

1. IntroductionHoney bees are effective pollinators of multiple crops, and managed honey bees become increasingly important for the regulation of ecosystems . In the past decade, beekeepers have been confronted with high levels of…

In a holiday gift to the state’s bees, birds, and people just before the end of the year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Birds and Bees Protection Act (A.7640-Glick/S.1856A-Hoylman-Sigal)—a first-in-the-nation…

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Tetragonula hockingsi bees roosting for the night. Credit: Dr Peter Yeeles. James Cook University scientists say a common tropical bee…

As demand for crops grows, the pollination services provided by the honeybees managed by beekeepers are becoming increasingly…

Streptomycin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial diseases in apple orchards, might have a negative impact on bee foraging…

America's bees are dying at some of the highest rates ever, struggling to survive a deluge of next-generation pesticides called "neonics" unleashed by multinational chemical giants like Monsanto, Syngenta and Bayer the world's largest…

Over million dead bees were brought to the US Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) headquarters in Washington DC, Wednesday by environmental activists demanding the agency introduce measures to save the declining bee RT America in your…

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Find more Earth Focus content at is key to the US economy, but US bee keepers say that colony collapse disorder -- massive bee death -- is claiming up to 80 percent of us bee colonies each year. Pesticide Action Network's Paul Towers…

Find more Earth Focus content at (Earth Focus: Episode 44) Honey bees, the essential pollinators of many major US crops, have been dying off in massive numbers since 2006. This threatens the American agricultural system and the one in…

Find more Earth Focus content at are critical to ensuring our food supply, yet they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over thirty percent of our agricultural crops depend on bees for pollination, and bee pollination means about $15…

As pollinators of most of our crops bees are an important species to humans and the environment -- but they are dying off. Jay Feldman, Executive Director of Beyond Pesticides, takes a hard look at what may be behind the large declines in…

Rhode Island College's Jim Murphy and Dr. Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban were interviewed on the "Renewable Now" radio show, hosted by Peter Arpin, as part of a fascinating discussion on the importance of beehives, including the beehives here at…