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Honey Laundering: mystery bee malady may broaden an international crime wave

May 26, 2009

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bees, ccd, colonycollapsedisorder, honeybees, honeylaundering, japan

Like millions of Americans, I spent a chunk of my holiday weekend in front of a barbecue grill. And I might have unintentionally opened myself up to a growing international crime spree in the process... Swine flu has been...continued

Happy Halloween: Except for Bats and Wolves

October 31, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bats, bees, colonycollapsedisorder, creaturesofthenight, delisting, Halloween, honeybees, northernrockies, whitenosesyndrome, wolves

"Creatures of the night... Shut up!" This Halloween, that most memorable comedic Dracula line might just hold true for two of the holiday's most iconic symbols: Bats The LA Times, Boston Globe, Scientific American, and Reuters all covered a...continued

Bee Scared

October 21, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bats, bees, farmbill, honeybees, pollinators

It sounds like a science fiction movie.  Mysterious diseases pop up and threaten the world's food supply. Time is running out for our hero to save the day...  But this is real. Some of the animals most central to...continued

No Bees. No Jack-o-Lanterns. Scary Holiday.

October 10, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bees, colonycollapsedisorder, Halloween, honeybees, pumpkin

Ahh, Halloween. Horror movies. Trick-or-treaters. And the iconic pumpkin.  What would the holiday be without that big orange gourd?  Well, it is time to think seriously about that question. Pumpkins are pollinated by bees. And, as we've covered in...continued

EPA Buzz Kill?

August 28, 2008

Posted by Josh Mogerman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
bees, CCD, colonycollapsedisorder, EPA, honeybees

I’ve always found bees to be fascinating. Their dancing. Their behavior. Their amazing chemical communication. And, that element of danger. I am allergic to bee stings---so despite my fascination, they kinda scare me too. And, hey, I am not alone. There are...continued

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Chicago
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