Philly news report: Urban vs. rural environs could affect bee health

A columnist from NewsWorks, the news website of WHYY radio in Philadelphia, writes about the differences in bee health between agricultural/rural areas where pesticide use is common and urban areas where pesticide use is less.

New study shows how pesticides can kill already diseased bees

This study shows how bees already sickened by Nosema ceranae that ingest non-lethal doses pesticides die. This link is an abstract, while this is the full paper.

Bees used in pesticide research are stolen

Bees being studied for the impact of pesticides were stolen from the research lab.

Beyond the Hive: What's on your food?

A new, searchable website offers information on the types of pesticides that can be found on food. We already know that some experts link such chemicals to bee problems; it would not be too much of a leap to find links to human health problems, as well.

Beyond The Hive: US releases chemical usage on wheat in 2009

Here's the link to the report by the National Agricultural Statistics Service about chemical use on the 2009 wheat crop.
Here is the NASS' report on methodology.