Category Archives: Pollinators

EPA Offers Webinars on Pollinator Health and Habitat

Beginning in March 2020, EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs will host a series of public webinars highlighting ongoing work to promote pollinator health and habitat. These webinars seek to increase awareness of the evolving science on pollinator health, promote efforts … Continue reading

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New RT25 Data Will Help Beekeepers and Farmers Protect Pollinators

EPA is updating its Residual Time to 25% Bee Mortality (RT25) Data table with information the agency has collected since the table was first published in 2014. EPA published the RT25 data as one of many actions we have taken since 2006 to protect … Continue reading

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Climate’s Effects on Flowers Critical for Bumble Bees

Climate’s Effects on Flowers Critical for Bumble Bees From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg by Mick Kulikowski, NC State University In a study that shows the importance of climate change on critical pollinators, North Carolina State University researchers found … Continue reading

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Educational film showcases BMPs for protecting pollinators

Educational film showcases BMPs for protecting pollinators From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg In Southeast Farm Press The Coalition for Urban/Rural Environmental Stewardship (CURES), with support from Syngenta, has released an educational film showcasing best-management practices (BMPs) for protecting … Continue reading

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Rights-of-Way as Habitat workshop open to all

The next Rights-of-Way as Habitat Working Group meeting is one month away on Oct. 26th and 27th. Don’t wait, REGISTER today! This meeting is open to the public. We are excited to have a range of industry and expert speakers … Continue reading

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Assessing the value and pest management window provided by neonicotinoid seed treatments…

Available at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.4602/epdf Assessing the value and pest management window provided by neonicotinoid seed treatments for management of soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura) in the Upper Midwestern United States by Christian H Krupke,Adam M Alford, Eileen M Cullen, Erin W … Continue reading

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USDA pollinator study examines forage quality

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg In Delta Farm Press USDA’s Economic Research Service conducted a literature review of the effects of land use on pollinator health and examined the trends in pollinator forage quality over the last 30 years. … Continue reading

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Management of honey bee colonies may contribute to Varroa populations, study shows

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg Close proximity of honey bee colonies may contribute to Varroa population growth and virus transmission, according to an article recently published in Environmental Entomology. Varroa just detach from their current host and hitch … Continue reading

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Bayer announces 58 “Feed A Bee” projects

From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg Bayer has  announced 58 projects that will receive funding to establish forage for pollinators across the nation. Nearly 100 projects were submitted in response to the request for proposals for the first … Continue reading

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Hot Cities Spell Bad News for Bees

 From IPM in the South By Rosemary Hallberg by Matt Shipman, North Carolina State University A new study from North Carolina State University finds that common wild bee species decline as urban temperatures increase. “We looked at 15 of the most … Continue reading

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