A technology that would enable beekeepers to detoxify hives of pesticides was developed at Cornell University and is now being licensed through a new company called Beemmunity. “Beekeepers can feed ...

Bees play a critical role in pollinating many of plants that humans eat and are therefore key to food security, but populations continue to decline rapidly around the world. A number of factors are ...

Research has found pollen-inspired microparticles may protect bees from pesticides. This novel strategy for detoxifying bees exposed to widely-used pesticides was designed using biotechnology. The ...

Insecticide exposure is a key global driver of pollinator declines. Organophosphates, which account for more than a third of insecticide sales worldwide are highly toxic to pollinators. Utilizing the ...

New technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly pesticides, which kill wild bees and cause beekeepers to lose around a third of their hives every year on average.

(Nanowerk News) A Cornell University-developed technology provides beekeepers, consumers and farmers with an antidote for deadly pesticides, which kill wild bees and cause beekeepers to lose around a ...