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Sensing sickness: Study supports new method for boosting bee health
Published On 4/4/2025
Former HBVC President, Samantha Alger's team recently studied a screening tool developed by scientists at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that tests colonies for hygienic behavior by mimicking the pheromones emitted by sick or dying bees. The researchers found the UBeeO test can identify colonies resistant to several pests and pathogens that can decimate bee populations, such as Vairimorpha (known to many beekeepers as Nosema) and fungal infections including chalkbrood.
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2025 Honey bee losses
Published On 3/30/2025
Survey Reveals Over 1.1 Million Honey Bee Colonies Lost, Raising Alarm for Pollination and Agriculture
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EFB Test Kits no longer available in the USA
Published On 6/12/2024
Information from the Center for Veterinary Biologics
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A bee doctor's view on life, nature and a planet in need
Published On 4/30/2024
How veterinarians can extend their expertise to help heal the environment
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Blue Green Algae to Benefit Honey Bees
Published On 3/22/2024
Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed an edible antiviral treatment that can be used to protect honey bees against deformed wing virus (DWV) and other viruses, according to a recent study published in npj Sustainable Agriculture.
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USDA APHIS Environmental Assessment for Control of Chinese Tallow
Published On 2/13/2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is accepting comment on an environmental assessment (EA) that addresses the environmental impacts of releasing the insects Bikasha collaris and Gadirtha fusca to biologically control the invasive Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) in the contiguous United States.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa_2021/ea-chinese-tallow
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Veterinarians and beekeepers: An arranged marriage
Published On 6/28/2020
HBVC members in the news!
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Two Bees in a Podcast
Published On 6/23/2020
Podcast topics presented by the Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
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