Nicotine and Other Natural Chemicals Protect Bees from Parasites
https://entomologytoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bumble-bee-susan-ellis.jpg Bumble bees infected with a common intestinal parasite are drawn to flowers whose nectar and pollen have a medicinal effect, a new study shows. The findings, soon to be […]
Study Finds Very Few Wild Bee Species Pollinate Major Crops
A major international study finds that surprisingly few bee species are responsible for pollinating the world’s crops. The paper, published in Nature Communications, suggests that only two percent of wild […]
Citizen Scientists Needed for Bumble Bee Research in National Parks
By Eric Rayfield In July 2015 entitled, researchers are launching an intense bumble bee project called “The Blue Ridge Bumble Bee Megatransect.” I’ll be joining Dr. Jennifer Geib of Appalachian […]
CORRECTION: Caffeine Does Not Protect Bumble Bees
Last week on February 18, 2015, an Entomology Today article called “Caffeine and Nicotine May Protect Bees Against Intestinal Parasites” claimed that both of these substances helped reduce a common […]