Science news articles about 'honey bee colonies'

... have isolated the parasite Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from professional apiaries suffering from honey bee colony depopulation syndrome. They then went on to treat the infection with complete ...

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.

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.

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 ...

... beekeepers reported a total loss of about 36.1 percent of their honey bee colonies, up about 13.5 percent from the previous winter. Losses attributed to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) ...

... wing virus has been linked to the collapse of honey bee colonies in Britain. In recent years the prevalence ... . destructor is able to transmit several different unrelated honey bee viruses, like acute ...

... caused losses of 30-50% of honey bee colonies when it first arrived in the UK and is now ... effective killers of varroa, had a low impact on the bees, and worked in the warm and dry conditions typically ...

... self-sacrificing reasons. For instance, in the honey bee colony, a complex social breeding system ... houses this 'selfish' gene in female workers bees. This means that the 'selfish' gene does exist ...

... Nose Syndrome, which has killed tens of thousands of bats in the northeastern U.S. and which some feel may parallel the Colony Collapse Disorder that has devastated honey bee colonies in recent years.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council alleges the pesticide clothianidin is responsible for mysterious deaths in U.S. honey bee colonies.

Honey bee colony losses nationwide were approximately 29 percent from all causes from September 2008 to April 2009, according to a survey conducted by the Apiary Inspectors of America (AIA) and the U. ...