Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring

Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring

Ban neonicotinoids now – to avert another silent spring This pesticide is destroying life across the natural world: the evidence cannot be denied. Only a global moratorium will stop it George Monbiot   The Guardian, Tuesday 15 July 2014 20.27 BST A plane spraying...
7 species of solitary bee pests attracted to nest box-video

7 species of solitary bee pests attracted to nest box-video

Solitary bees have many enemies. See some for yourself From cuckoo wasps to cuckoo bees, tiny mites and even a fly all pests of solitary bees. Many of these filmed are sneaky and fast. Whilst the female bee is out they will sneak in, lay their egg and dart out...
The Bee fly is a bee mimic and a bee eater! video

The Bee fly is a bee mimic and a bee eater! video

The Bee Fly The Bee Fly is a furry looking fly thats looks similar to a Bombus pascuorum worker. Its larvae eats bees larvae. It is a bee mimic (Bombylius major?) and harmless to humans even with that very long proboscis protruding out of its mouth! Unlike bumblebees,...