Flowering strips - pollinator-friendly rows of plants that increase foraging habitat for bees - can help offset pollinator decline but may also bring risks of higher pathogen infection rates for ...

AMHERST – A new study reported this week suggests that flower strips offer benefits for bumblebee colony reproduction, but some plants do increase infection risk for the bees. The research was ...

Bees exposed to a single dose of pesticide may require generations to recover, new research has revealed. Pesticide is known to cause population decline in bees but the extent it has over time is ...

With the warm weather, bees are finally getting the chance to pollinate. This is something farms have been waiting for weeks to do. Beekeepers say those weeks of missed pollination could have some ...

The newest USDA research adds to the growing body of evidence that shows pesticide exposure weakens honey bees’ immune system making them more susceptible to parasites and pathogens. Researchers took ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. When you think of bees, a hive humming with activity probably comes to mind. But most of ...

A recently released study by researchers at the University of California, Davis revealed that pesticides can have lasting affects on bee health, reducing their reproduction rate. According to the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Queen bees exposed to nicotine-based insecticides become less active and lay fewer eggs, a University of Minnesota study released Friday shows. It's an important finding in the growing ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --A type of insecticide, called neonicotinoids, is harmful to bees when applied to commercial crops, even at levels on par with instructions on their labels, according to a study ...

Flowering strips -- plants used to augment bee foraging habitats -- can help increase bee reproduction but may also increase pathogen infection rates. Flowering strips -- pollinator-friendly rows of ...