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EU Commission wants curbs on pesticides to protect bees

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Reuters / The European Commission said Jan. 31 it wanted EU member states to restrict the use of pesticides linked to the decline of bees. The commission said it was asking EU countries to suspend the use of neonicotinoid insecticides — among the most commonly used crop pesticides — on sunflower, rapeseed, maize and cotton.
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Study says pesticide combinations put bumblebee colonies at risk

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Reuters / Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, says a study released Oct. 22. The United Nations has estimated that a third of all plant-based foods eaten by
Opinion

It’s August — take a nap

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One part of every day on the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth was inviolate: the noon nap; nearly everyone took one. We didn’t rest very long, just 30 minutes or so, because the farm work never rested long. The naps, however, were as integral a part of our farm routine as the big,
Crops, Livestock, News

Shelterbelts the bee’s knees for pollinators

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Bees and insect predators can help boost yields and cut losses, but farmers have to provide a good home

Shelterbelts don’t just keep topsoil from blowing way. They also provide homes for pollinator species, a group that includes butterflies, beetles, birds, wasps, flies – and even monkeys in some countries. But far and away the most effective of all are the bees, said Mark Wonneck, an ecologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. “They are
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Standing water can lead to drowned bees

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Hot weather might be slowing some Manitobans down, but soaring temperatures have kept leafcutter bees flying high. “Leafcutter bees like the hot weather, more so than honeybees,” said David Ostermann, a pollination expert with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “Honeybees, if it gets too hot, will shut down, but leafcutters tend to keep going,”
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BEES: Strong colonies this spring

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Last summer was a honey of a year for Manitoba beekeepers, but strong colonies this spring could mean bee swarms will be an issue this summer. “Generally the colonies came through the winter better than normal,” said provincial apiarist, Rhéal Lafrenière. “More colonies survived, with less mortality and many beekeepers are reporting good, strong colonies
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National Bee Diagnostic Centre Backed

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Almost $1.2 million in federal backing has been pledged for a national centre for diagnostic health tests on bees. Grande Prairie Regional College will get $1,193,500 from Western Economic Diversification Canada to set up the National Bee Diagnostic Centre at Agriculture Canada s Beaverlodge Research Farm in the Peace River area. The centre will offer
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Bees Make A Buzz At The Forks Market

Jim Campbell of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association (centre) sets up a display at the ManitobaHoneyShowatTheForksMarketinWinnipeg.P hoto: ShannonVanRaes By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff Kids and adults alike swarmed the Manitoba Honey Show early this fall, as apiarists took the opportunity to share their honey and insights. The bees are important to Manitoba, said Ray Hourd, owner
Country Crossroads

Questions For Rena

Rena Nerbas Household Solutions Dear Reena, We have a cigarette burn on our almondcoloured sheet linoleum. It is rather deep. I have tried to shave it clean and I have also tried bleaching the area with toothpaste. Any ideas? Celine Dear Celine, If you have already tried to insert shavings of linoleum into the space
Livestock

Researchers Test Bee Virus Treatments

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Testing of possible treatments for a virus associated with the varroa mite is continuing to move ahead at the University of Manitoba. We ve got it to a point where we can show it does kill the virus, said Rob Currie of the university s entomology department, referring to the use of double-strand RNA in

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