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Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

By GFM Network News, Kate Kelland June 30, 2017

London | Reuters — Two major studies into how bees are affected by a group of pesticides banned in Europe gave mixed results on Thursday, fuelling a row over whether the neonicotinoid pesticides are safe. The studies, one conducted across three European countries and another in Canada, found some negative effects after exposure to neonicotinoids

Honeybee numbers and production appear to be rebounding.

Crops, News

Honeybee colonies and production are up

Mitigation measures implemented in 2014 appear to be working

By Alex Binkley October 26, 2016

Steps taken to protect honeybees from crop protection products appear to be working. The number of honeybee colonies and their level of production has been rising since 2013, according to testimony to the Senate agriculture committee. Andrea Johnson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) director general of sector development told the committee the most recently available

Livestock, Weather

Wild bees seen dwindling in main U.S. crop regions

By GFM Network News, Will Dunham December 21, 2015

Washington | Reuters — Wild bees, crucial pollinators for many crops, are on the decline in some of the main agricultural regions of the U.S., according to scientists who produced the first national map of bee populations and identified numerous trouble spots. The researchers on Monday cited 139 counties as especially worrisome, with wild bee

Western corn rootworm larvae. (Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

Court rejects Ont. growers’ bid for stay on neonic regs

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 23, 2015

The association for Ontario corn and soybean growers is “evaluating several options” after its request for a stay of the province’s new limits on neonicotinoid seed treatments was rejected. The Ontario Superior Court denied the request from Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) for a stay and interpretation on the neonic regulations, which became law in

Livestock

U.S. EPA proposing temporary pesticide-free zones for honeybees

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News May 28, 2015

Reuters — U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday proposed a rule that would create temporary pesticide-free zones to protect commercial honeybees, which are critical to food production and have been dying off at alarming rates. The restrictions are aimed at protecting bees from “pesticides that are acutely toxic” to them, and would cover foliar applications when

Livestock

U.S. honeybee losses soar over last year, USDA finds

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News May 13, 2015

Reuters — Honeybees, critical agents in the pollination of key U.S. crops, disappeared at a staggering rate over the last year, according to a new government report that comes as regulators, environmentalists and agribusinesses try to reverse the decline. Losses of managed honeybee colonies hit 42.1 per cent from April 2014 through April 2015, up

Crops, Weather

Shorter winter favours honeybees

Some high overwintering losses may be attributed to inexperience and not the winter weather

By Shannon VanRaes April 21, 2015

While it’s too early to know for certain, this year’s shorter winter has all the hallmarks of overwintering success for Manitoba beekeepers. “I would expect good overwintering success,” said Allan Campbell, president of the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association, adding that winter is a key factor for Prairie apiarists. “The winter conditions, I expect that to make

Crops

Neonics are in the picture, but they’re not the whole picture

The varroa mite is still the top concern for beekeepers, in the eyes of one expert,  but other factors can’t be ignored either

By Shannon VanRaes March 18, 2015

It’s a question many both inside and outside of agriculture are asking — why are so many honeybees dying? While some culprits have been fingered, experts say it’s not a problem that can be solved with a silver bullet. “It’s very tempting to come up with easy answers, and if anything is clear, it’s that

Livestock

Australian scientists microchip honeybees

Scientists will use tweezers to glue on the sensors, weighing about five milligrams

By Thuy Ong January 24, 2014

Australian scientists are gluing tiny sensors onto thousands of honeybees to track their movements in a trial aimed at halting the spread of diseases that have wiped out populations in the Northern Hemisphere. Scientists at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, said the microchips could help tackle so-called colony

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Daily Network News

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Tag Archives honeybees — page 2

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

Honeybee colonies and production are up

Wild bees seen dwindling in main U.S. crop regions

Court rejects Ont. growers’ bid for stay on neonic regs

U.S. EPA proposing temporary pesticide-free zones for honeybees

U.S. honeybee losses soar over last year, USDA finds

Shorter winter favours honeybees

Neonics are in the picture, but they’re not the whole picture

Australian scientists microchip honeybees

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