Tag: Colony Collapse Disorder

  • Nation & World

    Pesticide found in 70 percent of Massachusetts’ honey samples

    In a new study, Harvard researchers looked at pollen and honey samples collected from the same set of hives across Massachusetts. Findings show they contain at least one pesticide implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Are failing bees our warning sign?

    Harvard School of Public Health Associate Professor of Environmental Exposure Biology Chengsheng (Alex) Lu outlines the danger posed to our food supply — and possibly to us — by the collapse of honeybee colonies.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Colder winters add to colony collapse

    Two widely used neonicotinoids — a class of insecticide — appear to significantly harm honeybee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Pesticide tied to bee colony collapse

    The likely culprit in sharp worldwide declines in honeybee colonies since 2006 is imidacloprid, one of the most widely used pesticides, according to a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health.

    3 minutes