Posts Tagged ‘bees’
Social or solitary: It’s in bees’ genes
U. ILLINOIS (US) — A new study of different types of bees—bumble bees, honey bees, stingless bees, and solitary bees—offers a first look at the genetic underpinnings of their different lifestyles. Continue…
Thursday, December 15, 2011 16:46 - 1 Comment
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 20:45 - 0 Comments
Bees keep up as Earth heats up
CORNELL (US) — Bees and plants are able to keep pace as the warm temperatures of spring start a little earlier each year due to climate change, according to new research. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 31, 2011 6:00 - 3 Comments
Native bees: More bee for the buck
CORNELL (US) — Native bees are two to three times better pollinators, are more plentiful, and are less prone to colony collapse than the better known honeybee, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2010 11:04 - 0 Comments
Drowsy bees can’t dance
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Sleep-starved honey bees perform a less precise version of the waggle dance, a movement that tells hive mates where food is located. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 23, 2010 13:22 - 2 Comments
Home is where the honeybees dance
CORNELL (US)—Honeybees engage in type of dancing democracy when they select a new nesting site. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 14, 2010 10:53 - 0 Comments
Cuckoo bees’ history book needs a rewrite
CORNELL (US)—The evolutionary history of the bee family Apidae—which has the largest number of species and includes honeybees—may need a major revision, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 27, 2010 9:34 - 0 Comments
Bees, shade coffee farms give and take
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Shade-grown coffee farms support native bees that in turn help maintain the health of some of the world’s most biodiverse tropical regions, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 23, 2010 15:57 - 1 Comment
Database tracks bees’ comings and goings
CORNELL (US)—Bees—key pollinators for one-third of all plant food crops—have declined over the last 50 years, with die-offs in recent years stumping scientists and making headlines. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 23, 2010 9:13 - 2 Comments
Which came first? Bee or flower decline?
U. LEEDS (UK)—Populations of bees and other insects have been in steady decline—and understanding why is critical, researchers say, because of the potential threat to agriculturally produced foods and wider damage to the environment. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 18, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Clues to bee collapse raise questions
“While the study’s results don’t indicate a specific cause of CCD, the results do help scientists narrow the direction of future CCD research by showing that some possible causes are less likely,” says Jeff Pettis, an entomologist with the ARS Bee Research Laboratory. (Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons/http://commons.wikimedia.org)
