Study finds good nutrition boosts bees’ resilience against pesticides and viruses
Bees do best when they have access to a variety of natural pollens. Credit: Michelle Hassel In a new study, ...
Tag: Pesticides
A promising antidote for bees against deadly pesticides
Schematic of pesticide detoxification strategy using HMI and HMI characterization. Credit: Nature and sustainability (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01432-5 Scientists may have ...
A little more pesticides used in fields close to organic plots
Organic farming can lead to the use of more pesticides in fields next to conventional farming, according to a study ...
Discovery of new species of nematodes that could protect crops without pesticides
Steinernema adamsi being released from the body of a deceased host. Credit: Adler Dillman/UCR UC Riverside scientists have discovered a ...
Pesticides and adjuvants disrupt bees’ sense of smell
Graduate student Wen-Yen Wu performs an electroantenography (EAG) test, a method of measuring how insects respond to different odors by ...
