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Is new form of pesticide to blame for catastrophic decline in honey bees?

The new sprays, routinely used on farms and in garden centres, contain chemicals based on nicotine which make bees more vulnerable to disease, a study has shown.

Purdue Researchers Look to Develop New Method to Control Disease-Carrying Insects

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue researchers are discovering the next generation of insecticides directed at disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes, ticks and tsetse flies, which could help professionals ...

Learn to be a beekeeper — here’s the buzz

When most folks think of bees, two thoughts immediately come to mind: honey and stings.While that’s what makes bees famous, these fascinating insects have plenty of other attributes. And, if you’ll pardon the occasional sting, they really are great friends to have. Some folks even consider them “pets.”Hillard Bryant is one of those. His backyard is a virtual beehive, where thousands of bees live ...

Discovery of Jatai soldier bees (Tetragonisca angustula) creates buzz about insects' high society

The discovery is highly significant in terms of illustrating the advanced evolution of insect societies, and was made by a British research team working in Brazil.

Warm Winter Is Creating A Buzz

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) - We've seen insects crawling and flying about this winter. Some days temperatures have been nearly 20 degrees above average.