Insecticides aimed at controlling early-season crop pests, such as soil-dwelling grubs and maggots, can increase slug populations, thus reducing crop yields, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of South Florida. “Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides… Read More ›
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Scientists confirm: Pesticides kill America’s honey bees
Published time: July 25, 2013 20:24 Reuters / Stephane Mahe Honey bees are quickly disappearing from the US – a phenomenon that has left scientists baffled. But new research shows that bees exposed to common agricultural chemicals… Read More ›
‘Green Brain’ Project to Create an Autonomous Flying Robot With a Honey Bee Brain
ScienceDaily (Oct. 1, 2012) — Scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex are embarking on an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer models of a honey bee brain in a bid to advance our understanding of Artificial… Read More ›
Zombie honeybees discovered in Washington state
By Stephen C. Webster Monday, September 24, 2012 15:53 EDT Topics: dead bees ♦ honeybees ♦ washington state A novice beekeeper in Washington state said this week that he’s found evidence that a parasite which takes control of honeybees much… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 