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Category: News 2015

Why do bees make hexagons in their hives? Why not any other shape?

Ask DrUniverse Dear Aditya, When bees make hexagons in their hives, the six-sided shapes fit together perfectly. In fact, we’ve actually never seen bees make any…

Among Xmas lights and garland . . . bugs?

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Give your Christmas tree a good shake before carrying it indoors. If not, you’ll probably transport holiday…

Beekeepers are now ‘farmers’ in Washington State

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – A new law that defines Washington’s commercial beekeepers as farmers will enable the state to better reap…

WSU receives $2.7 million to research costly potato threat

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. - Zebra chip disease, caused by a bacterium carried by insects, can ruin…

Call for Proposals

Norm Ehmann Urban Pest Management Award July 2015   Request for proposals: Researchers or educators involved with urban pest management problems which occur in the…

Can Mushrooms Save the Honey Bee?

February 17, 2015 By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Research by a Washington State University bee scientist…