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ST. LOUIS (March 31, 2015) – Monsanto Company announced today a $400,000 commitment to partner with and support the efforts of experts working to benefit monarch butterflies. This comes in addition to the company’s earlier announcement of a $3.6 million grant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF). Monsanto’s funding is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to …
PENN STATE Honey bees use multiple genetic pathways to fight infections. Credit: Bernardo Niño, Penn State Honey bees use different sets of genes, regulated by two distinct mechanisms, to fight off viruses, bacteria and gut parasites, according to researchers at Penn State and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The findings may help scientists develop honey bee treatments that are tailored to specific types of …
Washington, D.C. – March 26, 2015 – The True Source Honey CertificationTM Program (www.TrueSourceHoney.com) commends Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) for his action last week calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish a federal standard of identity for honey, and echoes his plea for such a standard to be executed quickly to help protect U.S. beekeepers and honey …
Redistributed industrial metal is present at levels harmful to bees Washington University in St. Louis Asked to name one way people have changed the environment, many people would probably say "global warming." But that's really just the start of it. People burn fossil fuels, but they also mine and manufacture. It's who we are: Homo fabricus: man the maker. And as a side …
(Courtesy USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service) Honey production in 2014 from producers with five or more colonies totaled178 million pounds, up 19 percent from 2013. There were 2.74 million colonies producing honey in 2014, up 4 percent from 2013. Yield per colony averaged65.1 pounds, up 15 percent from the 56.6 pounds in 2013. Colonies which produced honey in more than one …
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Registration Decision for the New Active Ingredient Oxalic Acid Summary This document announces the decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to register the new active ingredient oxalic acid for use against the Varroa mite, a parasite on honeybees. EPA has concluded that oxalic acid meets the regulatory standard under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). One product is …
Indiana University Researchers used a marked queen in order to track her movements in the hive. (David R. Tarpy photo) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- An Indiana University researcher and collaborators have published the first comprehensive analysis of the gut bacteria found in queen bees. Despite the important role of gut microbial communities -- also known the "microbiome" -- in protecting against disease, as well …