Out of sight not out of mind (or soil, compost, seed dressings, bulbs, top fruit, cereals, soft fruit) Please don’t think neonicotinoid pesticides have gone away just because there has been talk of a ‘ban’ – or because they (or bee decline)...
Stratiolaelaps scimitus (formerly Hypoaspis miles) a possible predator of varroa? Many years ago, Dr. David Gillespie an entomologist with of Agriculture Canada, discovered a leaf litter dwelling generalist predatory mite, which is also a native UK mite, that feeds...
Hear this noisey bumblebee inside a poppy flower Many people have heard the sound of buzzing bumblebees inside flowers, but what exactly are they doing? It is called sonication and is a technique used by bumblebees to harvest more pollen from the flower anthers. They...
Teaching children that nature can be fun! 60 Manchester school children had a great fun day out in a local park. After completing bumblebee quizzes, mazes, word searches and other bee related activities it was time to roll up their sleeves and make mud balls! We mixed...
Spanish slug (Arion vulgaris) and SlugWatch web site In early spring 2012 a new species of slug, the Spanish slug, was identified for the first time in the UK, by Dr. Ian Bedford of the John Innes Centre, Norwich. It is thought it entered the UK on imported salad...
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