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Earlham -- Biological Diversity -- Apis Mellifera: The Common Honeybee
Apis mellifera populations. Bees require "large, continuously ... bee populations economically significant. Literature Cited Bromershenk, Jerry. "date unknown." The buzz on enviromental monitoring. http://www.epsa.gov/swerffrr/doc/pip199.htm#theb Accessed 2001 October 26 Delaplan, keiths "date unknown." Bee ...
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ENN: Wildlife
Tuesday. Bees pollinate numerous crops, and scientists have been expressing alarm over their falling numbers in recent years in North America. Experts warn the bee ... ecosystems. Predators as Prey: Why Healthy Oceans Need Sharks shows that as shark populations decline, the oceans suffer unpredictable and devastating consequences. Whale playground offers glimpse ...
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Friends of the Earth: Campaigns: Real Food: Resource: General Readers
Antibiotic Resistance Genes in GM Foods April 1999 Many genetically modified (GM) plants contain antibiotic ...
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Honey Bees and Beekeeping
When spring "nectar flows" begin, bee populations grow rapidly. By April and May, many colonies are crowded with bees, and these congested ... above the hive bodies. Add plenty of supers to accommodate incoming nectar and the large bee populations; this stimulates foraging and limits late-season swarming. As nectar comes in, bees place it ...
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PRBO Conservation Science: BICCCA Program
Sierra Nevada. Bumble bees (genus Bombus; ~250 species worldwide) are one of the most important groups of pollinators for both native flora and crops, and populations ...
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essay Economy& Environment
Vaissière: "Yes, the Bees Could Disappear" “Friday 07 September 2007 “Bee populations are declining all over the world. That fact has been ... evaluates this question for Futura-Sciences.” The main news about Bee Colony Collapse Disorder is that there is no simple answer. ... world where a problem occurs, like the global decline of bee populations and just figure that scientists will go out and find ...
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Friends of the Earth: Briefing: Bees, Honey and Genetically Modified Crops
The decline of bumblebees and solitary bee populations has been linked to modern intensive farming (see footnote 14). The widespread use of herbicides ... UK. Issues around food safety, liability, the cost to beekeepers and the threat to wild bee populations have yet to be resolved. Vital questions need to be answered and there needs to ...
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The rustytinged bumblebee and the yellow-banded bumblebee are two native bee populations known to be declining in Canada. Ecosystem Services—a new way of seeing ... roadways and parks, eliminating pesticide use on municipal property and planting vegetation that native bee populations support. • Encourage the planting of native flowers in open spaces and outside public ...
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USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center HiLites
USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Monday, January 21, 2008 February 4th - February 8th. Bee Species Identification The overall objective is to create a pool of researchers, technicians, ... led to many errors in native bee research and monitoring and currently limits the creation of any extensive monitoring programs. The status of most bee populations is currently completely unknown. ...
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Badgers and bee-keepers
Research ] [ Conservation ] [ Badgers and bee-keepers ] [ Fact File ] [ Contact us ] [ Photo gallery ] ` ... part of a honey badger's diet, the highly nutritious bee brood is a sought after delicacy. and this brings them into ... ground in indigenous vegetation that supports both good bee forage (flowering plants) and healthy populations of badgers. Download full survey report (80 pages, ...
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