Bee News - 8/17/24

Bee News - 8/17/24
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Bees showing empathy.

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I didn't know about honey fraud.

UK beekeepers and scientists tackle sticky problem of honey fraud
Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure as she tends to a row of humming beehives in a leafy corner of Somerset, southwest England.- Lasers - Behind the closed blinds of a research laboratory at Aston University in Birmingham, central England, researchers fighting honey fraud are harnessing cutting-edge technology.

Neonicotinoids enhance Varroa mite infestations.

Neonicotinoid Exposure Worsens Varroa Mite Infestations in Honey Bees, Study Shows
Honey bee colonies fed pollen contaminated with neonicotinoid insecticide show higher levels of parasitism by Varroa destructor mites, a new study finds.

Helping bees survive winter.

Combining Pest Treatments May Be Key to Helping Honey Bees Survive Winter
A study by Penn State University researchers finds that using not one but multiple treatments to manage Varroa mites may help honey bees make it to spring.

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