bees
‘Beenome’ project aims to boost bee conservation with genetic mapping
MongaBay
July 1, 2022
‘Beenome’ project aims to boost bee conservation with genetic mapping
by Liz Kimbrough – MongaBay – Creative CommonsScientists have announced a plan to map the genomes of at least 100 bee species, representing each of the major bee taxonomic groups in…
Off-duty New Mexico firefighter braves swarm of bees to rescue man
News
March 30, 2021
Off-duty New Mexico firefighter braves swarm of bees to rescue man
(The AEGIS Alliance) – They say the firefighter is the bee’s knees.A New Mexico local’s journey to the supermarket developed into something from a nightmare when a swarm of 15,000 bees took…
In ‘Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and the Planet,’ EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides
Environment
April 28, 2018
In ‘Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and the Planet,’ EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides
(COMMON DREAMS) – “Authorizing neonicotinoids during a quarter of a century was a mistake and led to an environmental disaster. Today’s vote is historic.”Faced with mounting scientific evidence that bee-poisoning neonicotinoids, or neonics, could…