29.11.2013 Article alert: The risk of insecticides to pollinating insects Commun Integr Biol. (2013) 6(5): e25074. doi: 10.4161/cib.25074Connolly CNA key new risk to our pollinators has been identified as exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides. These discoveries have refuelled the...

26.11.2013 Call for Research Proposals Related to Bee Health (2014) The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is seeking proposals for research related to improving the health of honey bees and native bees. Summaries of previously funded projects can be found at http://www.po...

19.11.2013 Article alert: Repression and Recuperation of Brood Production in Bombus terrestris Bumble Bees Exposed to a Pulse of the Neonicotinoid Pesticide Imidacloprid PLoS ONE (2013) 8(11): e79872.Laycock I, Cresswell JECurrently, there is concern about declining bee populations and some blame the residues of neonicotinoid pesticides in the nectar and pollen of treated cro...

05.11.2013 Article alert: Landscape heterogeneity and farming practice alter the species composition and taxonomic breadth of pollinator communities Basic and Applied Ecology (2013) 14(7): 540-546. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2013.08.003Andersson, G. K., Birkhofer, K., Rundlöf, M., & Smith, H. G.Effects of landscape heterogeneity and farming practice on spec...

29.10.2013 Article alert: Pollinators and pollination of oilseed rape crops (Brassica napus L.) in Ireland: ecological and economic incentives for pollinator conservation Journal of Insect Conservation (2013) doi: 10.1007/s10841-013-9599-zStanley DA, Gunning D, Stout JPollinators are beneficial for many wild and crop plants. As a mass-flowering crop, oilseed rape has received ...

24.10.2013 Article alert: Chronic sublethal stress causes bee colony failure Ecology Letters (2013) doi: 10.1111/ele.12188Bryden, J., Gill, R.J., Mitton, R.A.A., Raine, N.E., Jansen, V.A.A.Current bee population declines and colony failures are well documented yet poorly understood an...

24.10.2013 Article alert: Community shifts under climate change: Mechanisms at multiple scales American Journal of Botany (2013) 100(7): 1422-1434. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1300046Gornish E.S., Tylianakis J.M.Processes that drive ecological dynamics differ across spatial scales. Therefore, the pathways through...

18.10.2013 Article Alert: How to Reduce Bee Poisoning from Pesticides As the worldwide population of honey bees continues to decline, the Oregon State University Extension Service and partners have updated a tool for Pacific Northwest growers and beekeepers to reduce the impacts of pesticides o...

03.10.2013 Article alert: Preferred Habitat of Breeding Birds May Be Compromised by Climate Change: Unexpected Effects of an Exceptionally Cold, Wet Spring PLoS ONE (2013) 8(9): e75536. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075536Whitehouse MJ, Harrison NM, Mackenzie J, Hinsley SAPrevious studies of the consequences for breeding birds of climate change have explored how the...

03.10.2013 FAO Releases Report on Risk of Pesticides to Bees Biodiversity Policy & PracticeThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a report on the impacts of pesticides on wild bees titled, 'Aspects Determining the Risk of Pesticides to Wild Bee...

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