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Spread of bee disease 'largely manmade'

2016-02-05 03:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: The global trade in bees is driving a pandemic that threatens hives and wild bees, UK scientists say. A deadly bee disease has spread worldwide through imports of infected honeybees, according to genetic evidence. Stricter controls are needed to protect bees from other emerging diseases, researchers report in Science journal. The virus together with the Varroa mite can kill-off whole hives, putting bee populations at risk. Lead researcher Dr Lena Bayer-Wilfert of the University of Exeter...

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Mass bee die-offs are threatening nearly half of U.S. crops

2016-01-10 05:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

The Week: We know bees are in decline and we know that losing pollinators is bad for crops. But until recently, the finer points remained a mystery. "It's clear that pollinators are in trouble," said Taylor Ricketts, biologist at the University of Vermont and coauthor of the study, in a prepared statement. "But what's been less clear is where they are in the most trouble -- and where their decline will have the most consequence for farms and food." Even the White House acknowledged the dearth of information....

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Year-long Acquisition of Bumble Bee Foods Terminated

2015-12-07 20:15:00| Food Processing

Thai Union Group calls off purchase because of objections by the U.S. Dept. of Justice.

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Homeowners' bid to save Britain's dwindling bee population

2015-11-09 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Telegraph: Homeowners across the country are getting together to save Britain's dwindling bee population, George Eustice will say today. The announcement comes as research finds Britain's bee population is plummeting and Honeybee colonies have slumped in the UK from 250,000 in the 1950s, to fewer than 100,000 today. Many British apple crops, for example, which previously relied on honeybees, are now almost exclusively pollinated by a handful of wild bee species. The Environment Minister will say the progress...

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