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Bee Informed: Murder Hornets Given a New Name, Meet the Robber Fly, and Threatened Wild Bees Get Help from Washington Researchers
Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. Murder hornets given new common name by entomologists(Associated Press) The invasive hornet found in Washington state that has been referred to as the Asian giant hornet or murder hornet has a new name.Washington state Department of Agriculture officials said Monday that the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has adopted “northern giant
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Jul 27th 2022
Bee Informed: Beenome 100 Project, My Garden of a Thousand Bees, and Cool Spring Reduces Pollination of Cherry Crops
Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. What genetic sequencing can reveal about the secret lives of bees(pbs.org) Bees are, in many ways, the darlings of the insect world. Not only do they play a crucial role in thriving ecosystems, but they’re also harbingers of the worsening consequences of climate change.To bolster our knowledge of bee biology and behavior, a new effort dubbed
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May 26th 2022
Bee Informed: The Insect Apocalypse, Tracking the Invasive Giant Hornet, and A Vision For More Sustainable Farmlands
Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. The loss of insects is an apocalypse worth worrying about(Vox) Perhaps you don’t think much about the value of dung beetles. But without them crawling around farms, stables, and wild savannas today, the world would be pretty, er, shitty. What about the importance of small, mosquito-like flies called midges? Without them, there’d be no chocol
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Mar 25th 2022
Bee Informed: New Bee Species Added to Oregon Database, Bee Art Through Time, and Garden Photographer of the Year Winners
Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. Hundreds of new native bees species added to Oregon database(OPB.org) The Oregon Bee Atlas just got bigger. In an update announced this month, the largest bee and plant database in the state added hundreds of new native bee species that were discovered all over Oregon.The atlas was created because of a lack of information available abou
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Feb 24th 2022
Bee Informed: Forest Bees, Greenhouse Pollinators, and Solar Field Bee Habitat
Each month our Bee Informed Blog highlights current news, science, and research related to solitary bee conservation, food insecurity, and sustainability.1. In a New Study, Spring Forest Bees Get Their DueTemperate forests in the eastern United States come to life in April and May with colorful blankets of wildflowers, birds singing from newly leafing tree branches, and plenty of insect activity. That includes one greatly understudied group of native insects: the forest-living bees. A new study,
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Nov 22nd 2021