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Tag Archives: parasites

‘Insecticide imidacloprid not main cause of bee CCD’

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm
Posted in Bits of Biodiversity, Bits of Ecology | Tagged agriculture, bees, biodiversity, bumblebees, CCD, climate change, imidacloprid, microorganisms, nicotine, parasites

Fungus fights malaria!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Judy Keen

Scientists have engineered a fungus (M. anisopliae) to contain antimicrobial proteins or antibodies that prevent the parasitic infection (P. falciparum) that causes malaria in humans. Mosquitoes, even infected ones, can be inoculated with the fungi that will prevent the parasite … Continue reading →

Posted in Bits of Biomedical | Tagged fungi, infection, malaria, parasites

Bumblebee CCD in US?

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Recently we witnessed positive news with respect to the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) of honeybees. In December British scientists announced in Parasites & Vectors they had discovered a method to combat a parasitic mite that kills honeybee colonies, varroa destructor, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bits of Biodiversity, Bits of Ecology | Tagged bees, CCD, genes, microorganisms, parasites, PNAS
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