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Tag Archives: microsporidian
Harvard study links pesticides to bee deaths
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in honeybees (Apis mellifera) can be linked with low-dose insecticides. Philip Case at the UK magazine Farmers Weekly tells us about research in the States, where CCD is a huge problem. This is a serious matter … Continue reading
Posted in knowledge transfer, miniculture
Tagged academia, America, apiculture, arthropod, Bayer, behaviour, clothianidin, colony collapse disorder, Europe, honeybee, hymenopteran, imidacloprid, insect, insecticide, law, microsporidian, neonicotinoid, Nosema ceranae, parasite, pesticide, pollination, research, Syngenta, thiamethoxam
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The aliens are landing. That means the foreign plants and animals which are invading Europe
Here in Europe, we’re seeing an influx of alien species. Species have always moved around, but in these times of international transport and climate change, there’s more of it happening than there used to be. Newcomers can be exciting. They … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged alien species, arthropod, beetle, biodiversity, climate, coleopteran, ecosystem, history, insect, invasive species, ladybird, ladybug, microsporidian, parasite, protozoan, transport
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