Featured Backgrounders on Bees
Beepocalypse Myth Handbook: Dissecting claims of pollinator collapse
‘Gold standard’ assessing neonicotinoids: Field bee hive studies find pesticides not major source of health issues
‘Beepocalypse’? How US honey bee population is fairing
Bee health update: Latest field studies conclude neonicotinoids not key problem
Pollinator myth: Are bees responsible for one third of global food, heightening crisis? More like 7%
Scientist for hire? Does anti-neonic activist David Goulson produce pre-determined ‘research’ for funders?
Bees not dying; Europe should lift neonics ban
Beemageddon? As hysteria over honey bees recedes, anti-neonic narrative refocuses on wild bees
Are we facing a ‘world without wild bees’?
Neonics ban tied to corrupted bee research by scientists at EU’s ethically-challenged IUCN?
Inexperienced hobbyist beekeepers ‘major driver’ of honey bee colony losses in Europe
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US beekeepers report lowest overwinter losses since survey began in 2006
Labeling war budding between organic companies and Non-GMO Project
Neonicotinoid corn seed treatments likely ‘far exceed demonstrable need’, study says
To revive monarch butterflies, plant milkweed in yards and on wild lands, study says
Fake news is nothing new: 6 pseudo-news websites have colored GMO debate for years
Less milkweed due to herbicide likely contributed to early monarch butterfly declines, study finds
Genetic Literacy Project’s Top 6 Stories for the Week – May 22, 2017
10 years after Colony Collapse Disorder scare, what have we learned about the plight of bees?
UK’s Labour Party ‘pledges to ban’ neonicotinoid insecticides if it takes power
European Commission: Scientists find neonicotinoids don’t harm bees, restrictions hurt farmers—but support permanent ban
Federal judge rules EPA did not consider potential impact of neonicotinoids on insects besides bees
Varroa mites—‘leading culprit’ of honey bee losses—hitchhike to nearby hives to spread disease
How a permanent ban on neonicotinoid insecticides would impact UK farmers
