Purdue University College of Agriculture

Collaboration in action: Beekeepers help The Purdue Bee Lab make buzz-worthy mutation discoveries

When most people picture a bee, they imagine a small black insect with a fuzzy body, yellow stripes and glossy dark eyes. But ...
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First-of-its-kind lab breeds bumble bee babies to save species from extinction

In 2021, scientists in Guelph, Ontario set out to accomplish something that had never been done before: open a lab specifically designed for raising bumble bees in captivity. Now, three years later, ...
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Conservationists rediscover rare bee missing for decades: 'This is hopeful news in a time when we are hearing a lot about trouble for insects'

A rare San Francisco leaf-cutter bee has been spotted in Marin County, California — the first sighting of the insect since 1980, the Sacramento Bee reported. A conservation group called Tamalpais Bee ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Through Research and Outreach, Cornell Lab Confronts Declining Bee Population

Three years ago, a small lab just a short drive off campus sat empty. The Dyce Lab for Honey Bee Studies, originally built in 1968, was facing demolition or sale. It had been closed for two years and ...
The Tico Times

Costa Rica’s Bee Lab Saves Bees, Boosts Coffee Yields

Costa Rica is taking bold steps to protect its vital bee populations with the launch of the Bee Lab, a beekeeping laboratory in Naranjo aimed at safeguarding over one million bees and enhancing ...