As researchers are learning that some of the new, reduced-risk pesticides are not always friendly to natural enemies important in integrated pest management, the same concept also applies to honeybees, says an Oregon State University entomologist. Honeybees are often forgotten when it comes to thinking of beneficials, said Dr. Helmut Riedl, OSU entomologist at the Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hood River. “We know there is a lot of impact from pesticides that affect honeybees, and that includes some of the newer, more selective pesticides.” In the past, research focus was primarily placed on the efficacy of pesticides, […]