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Researchers say honeybee deaths linked to seed insecticide exposure
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Honeybee populations have been in serious decline for years, and Purdue University scientists may have identified one of the factors that cause bee deaths around agricultural fields. Analyses of bees found dead in and around hives from several apiaries over two years in Indiana showed the presence of neonicotinoid insecticides, which
A review of popular birding magazines
Subscribers to Birder’s World magazine may be surprised when the April issue of the magazine arrives. It has a new name — BirdWatching. After more than 24 years in print as Birder’s World, it seems a significant change, so I asked editor Chuck Hagner why a new name for an established magazine. “We wanted a
For the bay: Conewago Creek may hold key for cleaning up Chesapeake
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As Pennsylvania streams go, Conewago Creek in Dauphin, Lebanon and Lancaster counties is really nothing special. But it could hold the key to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay. Draining a rural, agriculture-dominated watershed of about 53 square miles and providing a water supply for the Elizabethtown area, the Conewago empties into
Birding help: Walks, mentors, Cornell Web site, “Birding by Ear” discs may help beginners
Every year, just as spring migration begins, I get letters from readers who have decided to learn to identify birds by ear. “Where do I begin?” they ask. Start with what you know. Though you may not know the names of the most common singers, you undoubtedly have heard at least ten species many times.
Trio of Tuscarawas County dairies
RAGERSVILLE, Ohio — A trio of Tuscarawas County milk producers joined the state’s elite production ranks this year. Burky Farm, Putt Dairy Farms and Bill Deetz each earned “elite” status with production averages in the top 5 percent of the state Dairy Herd Improvement Association herds on test. The milk producers and others were honored
All Wii we want for Christmas
Every 20 seconds in America a child suffers an almost unimaginable fate. They discover that life is not, in fact, fair.
Swans’ song is angelic winter music
Twice, in early December, when glowering clouds veiled the skies so thickly that nothing was visible, I heard their song.
Animals in heaven, too? Hopefully
Columnist Judith Sutherland knows there is a place in heaven for ‘nonhuman’ family members.
People’s department’ switching to USDA Inc.
It used to be known as the “people’s department,” but the USDA has been hijacked, writes columnist Alan Guebert this week.
Use queen excluder for comb honey
Winter is the time when a beekeeper needs to make plans for next year’s honey crops.
