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Blue Green Algae to Benefit Honey Bees
Published On 3/22/2024
Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed an edible antiviral treatment that can be used to protect honey bees against deformed wing virus (DWV) and other viruses, according to a recent study published in npj Sustainable Agriculture.
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2024 AVMA Convention - BATS
Published On 3/17/2024
The AVMA Convention to feature pollinators this year! Austin is home to the largest urban bat population in the US - estimated at 1.5M Mexican free-tailed bats. Bats roost under the Ann Richards Congress Avenue bridge and fly out to feed just before sunset. The AVMA is featuring a bat cruise with 3 hours of CE on bat biology/ecology/behavior/echolocation and the impact of vampire bats on livestock. Registration is OPEN NOW.
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2024 AVMA Convention - BEES
Published On 3/17/2024
Honey bee/pollinator lectures will take place Friday, June 21 at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. We encourage you to see and learn from this 6 hr CE opportunity that will include transportation, lunch, and a tour of the Wildflower Center.
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USDA APHIS Environmental Assessment for Control of Chinese Tallow
Published On 2/13/2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is accepting comment on an environmental assessment (EA) that addresses the environmental impacts of releasing the insects Bikasha collaris and Gadirtha fusca to biologically control the invasive Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) in the contiguous United States.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/federal-register-posts/sa_by_date/sa_2021/ea-chinese-tallow
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Veterinarians and beekeepers: An arranged marriage
Published On 6/28/2020
HBVC members in the news!
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Two Bees in a Podcast
Published On 6/23/2020
Podcast topics presented by the Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
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