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USDA and EPA Release New Report on Honey Bee Health

2013-05-02 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Released by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. EPA, scientific report on honey bee health states that there are multiple factors – including parasites and disease, genetics, poor nutrition, and pesticide exposure – contributing to honey bee colony declines. Acting EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe called this "a complex problem" and affirmed EPA's commitment to continuing to work with USDA, researchers, beekeepers, growers, and public to address this challenge. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations

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Bee protection: US in spotlight as EU bans pesticides

2013-05-01 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Ecologist: One of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators, especially bees, for a successful harvest. And in the past several months, a scramble in California's almond groves has given the world a taste of what may lie in store for food production if the widespread -- and still puzzling -- decimation of bee colonies continues. For much of the past 10 years, beekeepers, primarily in the United States and Europe, have been reporting annual hive losses of 30 percent or higher, substantially...

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