First vaccine for insects could mean more protection for bee hives
Beekeepers could soon have a new option for protecting hives from a devastating disease: the first vaccine for insects.
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Bees at risk: Wildflowers size, shape pose biggest parasite spread threat, NCSU study says
North Carolina State University researchers show that the shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how parasites are transmitted to bees, an important consideration for declining populations of our prodigious pollinators. The findings could help stakeholders plant flowers that are less likely to spread parasites in pollinator habitats.
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New app developed at Appalachian State turns users into bee counters
CARE’s pollinator research team is funded in part by grants from Bayer, nonprofit bee research organization Project Apis m, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and other organizations. CARE is also working in partnership with analytics leader SAS, based in Cary.
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NCSU study: Sunflower pollen has medicinal, protective effects on bees
With bee populations in decline, a new study offers hope for a relatively simple mechanism to promote bee health and well-being: providing bees access to sunflowers.
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