Evolution of the Darwin
While the researchers have pronounced the Darwin string thinner “good to go,” it’s not considered perfect—not by the Canadian company
Skimping on bees can be risky
The strength of a bee colony is important, but it is difficult to assess without looking inside. Bees are critical
Beekeepers fear loss of forage
The purple spotted knapweed flower is attractive to bees and a good nectar producer: However, once it gains a foothold,
Understanding cherry fruit set
Researchers, with the help of electron scanning microscopes, can view cherry reproductive organs, like this stigma of a Sweetheart cherry.
New treatment against CCD
Remebee is easily administered—mixed into heavy bee syrup and fed in one feeding of one pint. Some beekeepers are trying
Sweet cherries thrive in a sea of apples
Natalie, 16, greets customers and weighs the cherries they pick, using an old brass-beamed platform scale. Picking buckets hold about
Good Stuff
Sweet success A new series of scab-resistant apples called “Sweet Resistants” developed by the Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti (CIV) in Italy
Unusual apples are researcher’s passion
On an ordinary weekday, Dr. Ian Merwin is a Cornell University teacher and researcher who has put his mark on
Drosophila parasitoid found
A female wasp attacks a spotted wing drosophila pupa PhotoS COURTESY OF PETER SHEARER AND PRESTON BROWN, OSU Scientists at