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Topic: sick bees

Sick Bees – Part 14: An Update on the “Nosema Cousins”

Contents Worldwide Status and Distribution Ceranae vs. apis Coinfection Seasonality Sample Interpretation What if You’re Dealing with N. apis? Seasonality Recommendations Acknowledgements References Sick Bees 14: An Update on the “Nosema Cousins” First published in ABJ December 2011 Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com In my last article, I described how to quickly sample for nosema.  So what...

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Sick Bees Part 18C: Colony Collapse Revisited – Environmental Factors

Sick Bees Part 18c: Colony Collapse Revisited Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com Originally published in ABJ October 2012 Beekeeper Management Practices Environmental Factors Ozone and Air Pollution HAARP (The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) Cell Phones/Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) Geomagnetic Flux Chilling WEATHER AND CLIMATE CHANGE HABITAT CONVERSION Summary So Far Acknowledgements Further Reading Citations Sorry for...

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Sick Bees – Part 18D: Colony Collapse Revisited – Agricultural Exposure

Updates Geomagnetic Flux Driftwatch Back to the Suspects for CCD Ag Exposure A Pesticide-Free Control Group CRP Lands Good News Acknowledgements References Sick Bees Part 18D: Colony Collapse Revisited  Agricultural Exposure Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com Originally published in ABJ November 2012 “It’s what you know for sure that keeps you from learning.” And I’m all about...

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Sick Bees – Part 18E: Colony Collapse Revisited – Genetically Modified Plants

Genetically Modified Plants What Is Genetic Modification? There’s Nothing New About Transgenics GMOs An Odd Series of Connections The Vilifying of Monsanto What Are They Up To? Practicality Overrides Principle Hold the Hate Mail The Changing Face of Agriculture Bt Crops Roundup Ready Direct Effects of Roundup Use Indirect Effects of Roundup Use The Future...

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Sick Bees – Part 18F1: Colony Collapse Revisited – Pesticide Kills

Sick Bees Part 18F1 Colony Collapse Revisited Pesticide Kills Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First Published in ABJ in January 2013 Pesticides A Bit of History Nailing Down the Guilty Party Keep ’em Honest! Pesticides and CCD Making the Link Acknowledgements References As long as I’ve been keeping bees, one of our worst fears has been that...

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Sick Bees – Part 18F6: Colony Collapse Revisited – The Slaughter of the Innocents

The Slaughter of the Innocents Why the Current Hoopla on Pesticides? Ecosystems and Agriculture Our Creation of “Pests” The Slaughter of the Innocents Pesticide (Mis)use Today The Nitty-Gritty The Killing Fields Chronic Exposure Hitting the Colony Where it Really Hurts Progress in Reducing Pesticide Use A Brighter Future References Sick Bees Part 18f6: Colony Collapse...

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Sick Bees Part 18F9: Colony Collapse Revisited – The Bee/Pesticide Problem Complex

Sick Bees Part 18F9: Colony Collapse Revisited – The Bee/Pesticide Problem Complex Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First Published in ABJ in January 2014 Examples Of Improved Technology The Transition The “Bee/Pesticide Problem Complex” Pesticide Hazard Quotients A More Relevant Figure? Wrap Up Acknowledgements Citations and Footnotes Part 1 In my lifetime I’ve witnessed a wholesale shift...

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Sick Bees – Part 18F7: Colony Collapse Revisited – Pesticide Exposure

Pesticide Exposure Oh No, Not Pesticides Again! Reality Checks The Two Worlds of Beekeeping Pesticides and Bee-pocalypse A Comparison To Some “Control Groups” The Four Horsemen And The Tip Point Could Pesticides Cause Colony Mortality And CCD? Short Memories The Heart Of The Hive – The Nursery Industry’s Arguments But Don’t We Already Know That...

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