Regional declines in insect pollinators have raised concerns about crop pollination. Many pollinator studies use visitation rate (pollinators/time) as a proxy for the quality of crop pollination.

Airborne sound and vibrational signals play an important role in honeybee communication.

The prevailing general consensus goes to a complex of interactions, among which, pesticides,fungicides,parasites and habitat loss.

In spite of the implementation of control strategies in honey bee (Apis mellifera) keeping, the invasive parasitic mite Varroa destructor remains one of the main causes of colony losses in numerous countries.

Use of controversial neonicotinoid insecticides (“neonics”) in agriculture is not as effective as once thought, and can be replaced by advantageous pest-management alternatives, according to a study published today in the academic journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

Challenges related to beekeeping in Africa African honey is in demand within Africa and around the world. However, both local and export demand are not sufficiently met due to the highly erratic supply.

Bee threat elicits alarm call in African elephants

Declines in insect pollinators across Europe have raised concerns about the supply of pollination services to agriculture. Simultaneously, EU agricultural and biofuel policies have encouraged substantial growth in the cultivated area of insect pollinated crops across the continent.

The toxicity of fungicides based on thiophanate-methyl and chlorothalonil were investigated individually and in combination, and with the insecticides. Results showed that stingless bees were more susceptible to insecticides than honeybees.

Background: Recent declines in honey bees for crop pollination threaten fruit, nut, vegetable and seed production in the United States