World Bee Day 2021: Why do bees fascinate us?
Three out of four crops producing fruits or seeds depend, at least in part, on pollinators. They are the key to our food security as well as to …
Is air pollution contributing to the ‘insect apocalypse’? Yes, experts tell DTE
Pollutants affect certain insects more than others; they can kill them or mess with their ability to sniff flowers, lowering pollination …
Nigeria becomes fourth African nation to join global coalition to protect pollinators
Even as pollinator populations are declining globally, data about them, especially in the developing world, is insufficient
Early to wake is neither healthy nor wise for bumblebees
Climate change affecting hibernation for the pollinators in North America, finds study; impact on human agriculture
Climate change, invasive species wiped away N America’s bee species
Almost 94% wild bee, native plant species gone in last 30 years, flags study
World’s first vaccine for honeybees gets conditional nod in US
Bacterial disease American foulbrood is fatal, routinely ravages colonies
Pollinator Sanctuary: A new sustainable solution model from Canada
The concept could not only help in providing forage, shelter and nesting places for local bees and birds, but also play a pivotal role in …
GM mustard will obliterate honey bees: Apiculturists protest Central decision in Bharatpur
Mustard is the only natural crop that bee farmers depend on
Honeybees join humans as the only known animals that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers
Parity classification has not been shown in non-human animals until now
Rare bee found after 100 years, but under pressure to survive: Study
Land fragmentation, climate change and wildfires pose threat to the remaining invertebrate species
Not only honey bees, native bees may also be facing a ‘pandemic’: Scientists
The extent of pathogen impact on solitary bees is unknown, but it is crucial as they comprise majority of the approximately 20,000 bee species on …
‘Jewel of nature’: Scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires
Last summer’s catastrophic bushfires significantly increased the risk of local extinctions of this magnificent species
Could wildflowers and bug hotels help avert an insect apocalypse?
Enthusiasm for sowing wildflowers and building bug refuges rarely extends to ongoing upkeep and long-term monitoring
Simply put: Bee apocalypse
Bees enter US endangered species list for the first time
Urbanisation, competition with non-native species and natural disasters are prime reasons for the decline of seven types of bees native to Hawaii
Book Digest: Dispatches from 40 forgotten civilisations, Wuhan under lockdown and more
From stories of wildlife in unforeseen form to rise of environmental illnesses, DTE tracks new, contemporary books on environment and …
Simply Put: Insect apocalypse
Why do conservationists hide when the bees dwindle?
It’s time the country’s policymakers and researchers turned their attention to insect-benefitting agriculture
Honey for Nothing
Book notice: Indigenous Honeybees of the Himalayas
Nepal's native honeybees are an acknowledged vital cog in maintaining the region's biodiversity, as they naturally pollinate an assortment of …
A Sweet Golden Steal
Honey! sounds simple when we say the word, but has a complex background
The nepotism chemical
A taste of honey
For the small farmer, beekeeping is the new buzzword, as honey presents itself as an alternative source of income
Apple orchardists in Himachal worry after unseasonal rain and snow kill Italian honeybees
Apple, stone fruit growers rent Italian bees from apiarists for pollination of their crops in April
Why bees? Why honey?
CSE’s probe is not just about honey or its adulteration; it is about the ‘nature’ of the business of future food