The Obama administration released a presidential memorandum last week establishing a federal strategy for reversing the declining populations of pollinators such as bees and butterflies. Over the past decade, populations of bees and other pollinators have drastically fallen, threatening the stability of a large proportion of crops worldwide which rely
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National Pollinators Week: Checking in on Colony Collapse Disorder
The week of July 16 is being celebrated as National Pollinators Week in an effort to bring more awareness to the integral role that pollinators such as bees, birds, and the other flying creatures play in the life cycles of an estimated 75 percent of the world’s crop varieties and
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IAFP 2013: Interview with Jason Tetro, Microbiologist, Author and 'The Germ Guy'
Food Safety News spoke with microbiologist and author Jason Tetro, also known as “The Germ Guy,” at last week’s 2013 annual meeting of the International Association for Food Protection. Tetro blogs about germs and microbiology for the Huffington Post, and his book, “The Germ Code,” will be out November
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Top European Food Safety Agency Names Suspects for Bee Colony Collapse
Europe’s top food safety agency may be closer to nailing three old suspects for a mystery that goes back almost a decade: what’s been killing off honeybees? But there is still work to do. For now, the European Food Safety Authority (EFDA) has concluded that three neonicotinoid class insecticides pose
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Canada to Address Bee Colony Threats
The federal Government of Canada and the Canadian Honey Council (CHC) are seeking input from the bee industry on a new voluntary national biosecurity standard that will help bee keepers minimize the risk of pests and diseases in their colonies.
“Bees are a major contributor to the health and vitality
Bees May Be Bellwether of Food Supply Challenges
Empty honey bee hives that set the media abuzz in 2006 were attributed to everything from cell phones to pesticides, but researchers now say many things interacting with each other are contributing to the decline.
“It’s not a single mystery thing that’s causing problems,” said Marion Ellis, professor of entomology
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