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Pesticide combination affects bees’ ability to learn

Pesticide combination affects bees’ ability to learn

Two new studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees’ ability to learn following exposure to a combination of pesticides commonly used in agriculture. The researchers found that the pesticides, used in the research at levels shown to occur in the wild, could interfere with the learning circuits in the bee’s brain. They also found […]

Project Beeswax to use mathematics to help beekeepers improve productivity

  The project has been made possible after Andrew was awarded a £5,000 Innovation Voucher from the Technology Strategy Board to help develop an app for tablet PCs, desktop computers and laptops to help beekeepers improve productivity. Increasing pollination rates is seen as vitally important as beehive colonies have decreased significantly over recent years. This […]

NFU responds to new research on neonicotinoid insecticides

The Humboldt Forum for Food and Agriculture report says that if UK farmers no longer had access to neonicotinoid seed treatment technology then it would result in a loss of approximately £630million to the economy each year. The report also shows that in unfavourable years, such as 2012, the loss of neonicotinoids could result in […]

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