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  • July 2008

    • Vegans: To Bee or Not to Bee?

      Slate  |  Jul 31, 08 7:15 PM CDT

      Vegans: To Bee or Not to Bee?

      (Newser) - Although many vegans view buttered toast and milk as sacrilegious snack fare, a growing “flexitarian” attitude could loosen up the menu to include honey, writes Daniel Engber for Slate. Vegan hardliners argue consumption of the beekeeping byproduct amounts to supporting forced labor, while nectarous proponents counter that such logic is a recipe for an absurdly restrictive diet. More »

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      animal rights  • vegetarianism  • honeybees  • honey  • vegan diet

    • Vanishing Bees Reveal Dangers of Pesticides

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 30, 08 6:20 PM CDT

      Vanishing Bees Reveal Dangers of Pesticides

      (Newser) - The rapid, mysterious deaths of billions of honeybees demand a closer look at how we use and control pesticides, Al Meyerhoff writes in the Los Angeles Times . A family of toxic chemicals called neonictonoids—led by two Bayer pesticides called Gaucho and Poncho—may be killing off the insects, but Washington will not ban the pesticides because of outdated regulations that require so-called "unreasonable risk." More »

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      chemicals  • insects  • pesticide  • bees  • honeybees

  • February 2008

    • Bee Die-Off Threatens Dinner, Dessert

      CNN  |  Feb 18, 08 9:02 PM CST

      Bee Die-Off Threatens Dinner, Dessert

      (Newser) - The ongoing mystery of the diminishing honeybee population is threatening an important part of the American diet: ice cream. Bee colonies have been disappearing at a rapid rate, potentially causing problems with supplies of vegetables as well as fruit and nuts, which Haagen Dazs says may keep it from offering a full variety of flavors. More »

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      insects  • honeybees  • ice cream  • bee colony collapse disorder

  • September 2007

    • Virus Causes Buzz in Bee Caper

      Associated Press  |  Sep 6, 07 8:48 PM CDT

      Virus Causes Buzz in Bee Caper

      (Newser) - The mysterious deaths of billions of honeybees now has a new leading suspect, scientists say: a newcomer to the US called Israeli acute paralysis virus. And as most stricken colonies test positive for the disease, the lead seems promising, the AP reports. The deaths have hit between 50% and 90% of all commercial American hives, potentially affecting some 90 crops pollinated by bees. More »

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      agriculture  • virus  • bees  • honeybees  • epidemiology  • entomology

  • March 2007

    • Modified Corn Could Be Killing The Bees

      Salon  |  Mar 29, 07 10:57 AM CDT

      Modified Corn Could Be Killing The Bees

      (Newser) - Genetically modified corn is the culprit in the disappearance of honeybees, according to a theory offered by a beekeeping expert, says Salon.  In a German study, the corn itself, which contains built-in pesticides, didn't kill the bees, but it seems to have damaged their intestines, making them vulnerable to parasites. More »

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      Germany  • corn  • pesticide  • bees  • genetic modification  • honeybees

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