Earlier in this issue we reported on some research that indicated about the use of systemic neoconitoid insecticides. The research suggested that their use may lower the bees’ resistance to disease. This may explain why new research suggests that bee colony collapse may be associated with viral, fungal infection.
The sudden death of bee [...]
RNA VIRUSES: Does this research indicate one of the reasons for pollinator decline?
In a piece of worrying new research, Penn State researchers in the USA have found that native pollinators, like wild bees and wasps, are infected by the same viral diseases as honey bees and that these viruses are transmitted via [...]
