The European Commission has voted in favour of a two-year moratorium on the use of a pesticide known to harm […]
Continue readingbees
Wild pollinators crucial – experts respond
A massive international study of 600 field trials from around the globe (including New Zealand) highlights the importance of wild […]
Continue readingPesticide harms bees at ‘safe’ levels – experts respond
Two new studies published in Science this week show that honey and bumble bees are negatively affected by a widely-used […]
Continue readingHow bad is the worldwide bee decline?
New Zealand has a love affair with bees. Not only are we a significant producer and consumer of honey and […]
Continue readingA global problem: Vanishing bees
In response to recent declines and collapses in honey bee populations worldwide, the United Nations has launched a $27 million […]
Continue reading