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"We would have to wait until these poor #animals are almost #extinct before we can start protecting them. That's absurd & heartbreaking," said Stephanie Kurose with the Center for Biological Diversity.

Scientists & government agencies say extinctions are accelerating globally because of […]

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The proposed changes include the elimination of the US Fish & #Wildlife Service's "blanket rule" that automatically protects #animals & #plants when they are classified as threatened. Government agencies instead would have to craft species-specific rules for protections, a potentially lengthy […]

Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers provided bees with a nutritionally complete diet that boosted reproduction up to 15-fold. Unlike commercial substitutes that lack key nutrients, this supplement mimics natural pollen’s sterol profile, giving bees the equivalent of a balanced diet.

Promising bee news: While science may not save us from all our self-inflicted climate catastrophes here's a possible solution to bee colony collapse.

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#Savethebees #beekeeping #colonycollapse

‘Could become a death spiral’: scientists discover what’s driving record die-offs of US honeybees Experts scrambling to understand losses in hives across the country are finally identifying the culprits. And the damage to farmed bees is a sign of trouble for wild bees too

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#VarroaMites are becoming resistant to 4 leading miticides
#ColonyCollapse
#CanaryInTheCoalMine
#BlueEarth

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“Bees have a clear economic pathway to justify—in human terms—their value,” Droege said.
Hollis Woodard, an assoc prof focused on native #bees at the University of California at Riverside, said the lab is “essentially irreplaceable.” She uses its data for her work researching native bees nearly […]

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The lab’s potential closure comes at a tough time for #bees.
Droege studies native bees, the types of #pollinators that only live in the #wild, as opposed to #honeybees, which are farmed & bred for profit. Entomologists stress that honeybees & native bees are different — sort of like farmed […]

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The #Trump admin’s 2026 budget proposal calls for the defunding of the #bee lab & other federally funded #wildlife #research efforts. Bracing for these #cuts, priorities have shifted for the the lab, which has collected & identified more than 1 million specimens of #pollinators, hundreds of […]

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#Bees are collapsing in the #US & A key to their secrets might vanish.
The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under #Trump’s budget.

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ColonyCollapse
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Tesla CEO Heads Back Home, Leaving A Potential Honeybee Crisis Behind - CleanTechnica Having already trashed the Tesla brand as head of "DOGE," CEO Elon Musk has added a potential honeybee crisis to his list of accomplishments.

No more greenwashing for Tesla...

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#esg #esginvesting #sustainableinvesting #sustainability #foodsystems #foodsupply #honeybees #bees #colonycollapse #agriculture #farming #pollination #pollinators #insects #tesla #elonmusk #doge #federalbudget #greenwashing

New pollen-replacing food for honey bees brings new hope for survival The discovery, tested by WSU scientists, could improve bee colony health and potentially help boost crop yields.

New pollen-replacing food for honey bees brings new hope for survival news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

#FeedStock #Bees #ColonyCollapse #Pollen #Agriculture

Science is giving beekeepers a better way to fight colony collapse New test helps beekeepers identify disease-resistant honey bee colonies, offering hope amid rising hive losses across the United States.

Science is giving beekeepers a better way to fight colony collapse: New test helps beekeepers identify disease-resistant honey bee colonies, offering hope amid rising hive losses across the United States

#ColonyCollapse #BeeHealth #Beekeeping #Pollinators #SaveTheBees #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

#FrequencyWaveTheory #BeeCollapse #FrequencyWave #EMFpollution #SaveTheBees #WaveResonance #ColonyCollapse #VibrationalEcology #NatureFrequencies

They've broadcast 100,000 free packets of native wildflower seeds to collection points all across the state hoping to get as many little hands as possible working to fill their backyards with bee-attracting plants.

#nectary #insectary #pioneerplant #wildbees #neonicotinoids #colonycollapse


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Aw, I forgot to adjust my buttercream for the heat and humidity. #loosehives #GlobalWarming #ColonyCollapse

EPA Green-Lights New Pesticide Highly Toxic to Bees, Dismisses Concerns - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, May 8, 2013) In apparent contradiction to its stated intention to protect pollinators and find solutions to the current pollinator crisis, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the unconditional registration of the new insecticide sulfoxaflor,  which the agency classifies as highly toxic to honey bees. Despite warnings and concerns raised by beekeepers and environmental groups, sulfoxaflor will further endanger bees and beekeeping. EPA continues to put industry interests first to exacerbate an already dire pollinator crisis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   […]

#EPA Green-Lights New #Pesticide Highly Toxic to #Bees,Dismisses Concerns#savethebees #BEEprotective #colonycollapse

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New Federal Report on Honey Bee Health - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, May 3, 2013) Despite the groundbreaking decision in Europe earlier this week to protect honey bees by suspending the neonicotinoid pesticides shown to be highly toxic, the  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report yesterday which fails to address the overwhelming scientific evidence of neonicotinoid-related bee death and decline. The report presents no long-term, sustainable solutions to address the current bee crisis. Instead, the report recommends further research on the role of pesticides in honey bee health, further highlighting the stymied pace of U.S. regulatory efforts. The report follows on the National Stakeholders Conference on Honey Bee Health, which was led by federal researchers and managers and Pennsylvania State University in October 2012. Stakeholders at the conference included industry, federal officials, scientists, beekeepers, and activists who discussed several factors pertaining to adverse pollinator heath. Parasites, disease, genetics, poor nutrition, and pesticide exposure were highlighted at the meeting as synergistic factors in the observable nationwide honey bee decline. The report recommends further research on the impacts of pesticides on bees at the colony level in the field, but does not capture the science connecting pesticides to adverse effects or the need […]

New Federal Report on Honey #Bee Health:#EPA #USDA #colonycollapse #savethebees #givebeesachance

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Bee-harming pesticides banned in Europe EU member states vote ushers in continent-wide suspension of neonicotinoid pesticides

Where is @EPAgov??? Bee-killing #pesticides banned in Europe!Time for #EPA to act! #CCD #colonycollapse #neonics

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#EU Split on Suspending #Bee-Killing #Pesticides#savethebees #CCD #colonycollapse

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