Monthly Archives: May, 2025

Polyfloral nutritional resources promote bumble bee colony development after exposure to a pesticide mixture

Bumble bees are important pollinators of crops in the field and greenhouses. They are naturally exposed to a combination of interacting stressors, e.g., loss...

New fungal core microbiome members of the ground nesting bee Andrena vaga: The key to oligolecty?

To fully understand a species, it is essential to gain knowledge about their associated (micro-)organisms. Currently, most research focuses on managed social bees and...

A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes

Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., is a prominent global oilseed crop with rising cultivation and appeal as a bee-friendly plant by providing abundant floral resources for pollinators....

Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Pollinator Health in Intensive Agricultural Landscape, USA

The Delta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to lead research projects evaluating the impacts of intensive agriculture...

Efficacy of Plant Oils Against the Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella (l)

In this study, the effectiveness of various plant oils (menthol, garlic, basil, cinnamon, thyme, lemon, orange, jasmine, camphor, sesame, rosemary, lavender and clove oil)...