by Mad_Hornet | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Certain pesticides cause permanent brain damage in baby bumblebees and may threaten the future success of colonies, researchers from Imperial College London have found. The study scanned the brains of bees exposed to imidacloprid, one of the neonicotinoid group of...
by Mad_Hornet | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
To combat the loss of flower-rich meadows, many cities are supporting greening measures, including the creation of flower strips. To assess the effectiveness of these measures in supporting flower-visiting insects, their faunas need to be compared to the background...
by Mad_Hornet | Feb 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
A recent article in The Conversation, gave a good summary of the state of affairs, and also asks some good questions! “More than two years have passed since the detection of what is arguably the most damaging tree pest ever to arrive in South Africa:...
