News

• Anthony Vaudo, a recent graduate of HBREL, has just had his first paper published on his M.S. thesis work; 'The effects of land use on honey bee (Apis mellifera) population density and colony strength parameters in Eastern Cape, South Africa'
• Members of the Native Pollinators in Agriculture Work Group came from all over the country to learn about the UF HBREL's research on increasing native pollinator populations.Watch here!
• David Hall, Advanced Beekeeper in the Master Beekeper Program is featured on WCTV's program "Art of the Beekeeper" Watch here!
  

• PhD student Eddie Atkinson published a paper on the SHB in Physiological Entomology. Click here to read the abstract and download the full article.
• PhD student Jason Graham published his first peer-reviewed article in Apidologie. Click here to read the abstract and download the full article.
• Jason also was featured on WCJB TV relating the importance of Native Bees to Florida Agriculture. Click here to watch the full clip.
• "UF scientists continue to study Colony Collapse Disorder" as featured in the Gainesville Sun. Click here for the full article.
• "Is buzz aut bees for the birds?" as featureed in the Gainesville Sun. Click here for the full article
• UF Buzzing about Honey Bee Research featured on WCJB-TV 20, Read the article and watch the news clip here!
• Blight of the Honey Bee, as seen in UFToday magazine. Read the article here!
• Several of our staff spoke at Dadant and Sons on National Honey Bee Awareness day. Read about the success here!
• Bee-Friendly Landscaping from Networx.com. Read more...
• Dr. Akers Pence talks to Farmer & Rancher about Operation Pollinator. Read more...
• Honey bees being used as air quality indicators at several German airports. Read more...
• Middles schoolers attending the Entomology Field Camp visit the bee lab! See the gallery here...
• Dr. Akers Pence discusses Operation Pollinator. Read more...
• Dr. Jamie Ellis discusses how to "Bee" good to honey bees. Read more...
• The HBREL investigates the effects of several common pesticides on honey bee larval development. Read more...
• The HBREL was recently mentioned in an article about hobbyist beekeeping along with several local beekeepers. Check it out here!
• The HBREL now has a Twitter page to tweet the happenings around our lab. Follow us at www.twitter.com/UFhoneybeelab
• Africanized bees not affecting Florida's beekeeping economy: http://news.ufl.edu/2010/01/26/not-so-killer/
• IPM At Work: UGA Scientist Finds Management Alternative for Small Hive Beetles. Check it out here...
• Science Daily: Tumors Feel the Deadly Sting of Nanobees: Researchers are using "nanobees" to deliver bee sting venom into tumor cells. Read more...
• CNN.com: Living with Allergies: Skateboarder's death brings insect allergy risks to the spotlight. Read more...

Links

Related Sites

• African Honey Bee Extension & Education Program (AFBEE)
• eXtension.org has launched a honey bee health page. Get all your bee-related questions answered here!
• Help the Honey Bees - Haagen Dazs Help the Honey Bee Campaign. Provides ways to help, plus other fun bee goodies!
• BeeSource.com - Suppliers of Queens & Packaged Bees.
• "Sam Champion: Dares to Be a Human Beehive" (Good Morning America visits the Bee College). Read the article and watch the Video.

Africanized Honey Bee - UF/IFAS EDIS

• African Honey Bee Information for School Administrators
• African Honey Bee: What You Need to Know
• Bee-Proofing for Florida Citizens
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Africanized Honey Bee in Florida
• Keeping Africanized Honey Bees Out of Wildlife Nest Boxes
• What to do about African Honey Bees: A Consumer Guide

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