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2. Viewpoint: As global honeybee population increases, activists blame neonicotinoid pesticides for 'bird-pocalypse ... - Genetic Literacy Project

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   Viewpoint: As global honeybee population increases, activists blame neonicotinoid pesticides for 'bird-pocalypse ... Genetic Literacy Project We've seen this script most recently, with hyped fears about the demise of the honeybee. Anti-pesticide activists abetted by some mostly inexperienced bee keeper newbies, claimed that honeybee populations in Europe and North America were collapsing as ...

3. Zika Pesticide Spray Putting Honeybee Population at Risk - R & D Magazine

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   Zika Pesticide Spray Putting Honeybee Population at Risk R & D Magazine New research suggests that up to 13 percent of U.S. beekeepers are at risk of losing their colonies of honeybees because of pesticides being sprayed to combat the Zika virus. A team from the University of Exter and the University of California ... Honeybees at risk from Zika pesticidesEurekAlert (press release) all 3 news articles »

4. Neonicotinoid exposure disrupts bumblebee nest behavior, social networks, and thermoregulation - Science Magazine

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   Neonicotinoid exposure disrupts bumblebee nest behavior, social networks, and thermoregulation Science Magazine Mounting evidence indicates that neonicotinoid pesticides can negatively affect both commercial honey bee (5, 6) and wild bee (7) populations. Neonicotinoids are agonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and therefore disrupt cholinergic signaling ...

5. New tracking system could show—at last—how pesticides are harming bee colonies - Science Magazine

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   New tracking system could show—at last—how pesticides are harming bee colonies Science Magazine The group chose bumble bees because they are much easier to work with than the iconic honey bee for two reasons: Their colonies contain hundreds, rather than tens of thousands, of individuals; and they are relatively content to forage in a confined ... Neonicotinoid insecticide causes bees to abandon their young at night: studyABC News A New Robot Tracks Sick Bees Wearing Tiny Coded BackpacksWIRED Christian H KrupkePurdue Agricultural Communications EFSA - Europa EU -Wiley Online Library all 27 news articles »

6. Zika pesticides could destroy 13% of US honeybee colonies, study finds - Fresh Fruit Portal

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   Zika pesticides could destroy 13% of US honeybee colonies, study finds Fresh Fruit Portal Up to 13% of U.S. beekeepers are in danger of losing their colonies due to pesticides sprayed to contain the Zika virus, according to a research done by the University of Exeter and the University of California, Berkeley. The disease, which can cause ...

7. Buzzkill! Pesticides impair social behaviour of bees by harming their ability to forage making them lazy and less ... - Daily Mail

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   Buzzkill! Pesticides impair social behaviour of bees by harming their ability to forage making them lazy and less ... Daily Mail Pesticides can impair the behaviour of bumble bees and affect their ability to eat and rear their young, a new study has shown. The research - which allowed humans to take a closer look at the bee in its environment - revealed how the pesticide ... and more »