STATE COLLEGE, Pa., May 7 (UPI) -- The Apiary Inspectors of America says the United States has seen a dramatic decline in the number of managed honey bee colonies since 1980.
... diseases, parasitic mites and other stressors continue to take a devastating toll on U.S. honey bee populations, but Pennsylvania beekeepers on average fared better than their counterparts nationally ...
... present their analysis of pollen, brood, adult bees and wax samples today (Aug 18) ... research assistant, have a team uniquely suited to looking at the honey bee pesticide problem because they combine a ...
... antioxidant mechanisms at the transition to an aerobically intensive lifestyle in honey bees. Dr. Roberts is presenting the team's ... , 8-10 day-old (typical) hive bees, 30-32 day-old (typical) foragers ...
... , anti-oxidant responses, physiological capacity and longevity. A new study examines how these traits in honey bees are affected by age and behavioral intensity (factors which can be experimentally ...
... experiments. These tests showed that non-foraging honey bees don't dance, even ... food that they've found," Robinson said.
The findings also indicate that honey bees will make good subjects for substance ...
An Australian scientist is doping up honey bees with cocaine to study how their brain reacts to the drug, and possibly find a way to stop addiction in humans.
... remarkable honey bee can tell the difference between different numbers at a glance. A fresh, astonishing revelation ... four dots and five or six.
In the study, the bees flew though an entry of a Y-maze ...
... honeybee diseases. So, any progress made in identifying causes and subsequent treatments of honey bee colony collapse is invaluable. There have been other hypothesis for colony collapse in Europe and ...
Honey bee colony losses in the U.S. were approximately 29 percent from all causes from September 2008 to April 2009, according to a new survey.
... , the researchers were able to look for patterns of gene expression that coincided with aggression.
Honey bees respond aggressively only if their hive is disturbed. But when disturbed they mount a ...
Researchers have a new clue to the collapse of honey bee colonies across the country — damage to the bees' internal "factories" that produce proteins. Theories about the cause of bee colony collapse ...
The electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phone towers and cellphones can pose a threat to honey bees, a study published in India has concluded.
Researchers embark on a three-year study into how food supplies affect honey bees and their resistance to disease.
Honey bees are now fighting back aggressively against Varroa mites, thanks to new efforts to develop bees with a genetic trait that allows them to more easily find the ...
