The hazards of spraying fungicides and pesticides on fruit and vegetables are well known: increased resistance to their efficacy by pests and weeds, expense of fuel, machinery and labor to apply them ...
The world is home to all kinds of bees, some better-known than others, but all bee species play an essential role in the environment. A lesser-known species dubbed Euryglossina perpusilla can be found ...
Nigel Andrew receives funding from the Australian Research Council, NSW Environmental Trust, Grains Research Development Corporation (GRDC), and the NeCTAR Climate Change consortium. Nigel is ...
Bees from a single species aren't as effective in pollinating as bees from a diversity of species, a new study shows. © Romulic-Stojcic/Lumi Images/Corbis The world ...
CANBERRA, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The Australian government said it will stop trying to eradicate the Varroa mite, a parasite that kills honey bees, and will instead try to manage its spread, which is ...
A couple of years ago, I wrote about fungus-farming ants. These ants are a famous example of non-human animals farming, but they're hardly alone; for example, some termites, ambrosia beetles, ...
It’s not often you get to cast your eyes on a creature feared to be long-gone. Perhaps that’s why my recent rediscovery of the native bee species Pharohylaeus lactiferus is so exciting — especially ...
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