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CAR_86da9bdb04253f3a2d202afa89ac5a3a3681c975
A common recipe is equal parts (typically 0.3 litres) of heavy cream (not whipped), sugar and golden syrup. It is also common to add a few tablespoons of butter. One may also add one or two teaspoons of vanilla sugar or about 0.1 kg of peeled and finely chopped almonds. Put all the ingredients except for the almonds in...
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MARCO_4085024
ALMOND MILK RECIPE: 1. Soak 1 cup of almonds for at least 6 hours or overnight. 2. Drain almonds and add to blender with 4 cups of water. 3. Blend almonds and water on high speed about 30 seconds, or until very well mixed. 4. Pour almond milk mixture into a very fine mesh strainer and allow to drain.
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MARCO_4465608
All it takes is raw almonds, a food processor, or blender, and about 15 minutes of your time. Ingredients: 3 cups (1 pound) raw almonds 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (optional) Equipment: Food processor or powerful blender Directions: Place almonds in the bowl of the food processor or blender.Puree, scraping down the sides ...
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MARCO_8168441
for the complete raw food nut cheese recipe scroll down. Measure 1 1/2 cup almonds* and soak overnight in water. * Can use other nuts such as raw cashews, brazil nuts, and macadamia nuts.Rinse and drain the almonds. Blend the almonds with 1 1/2 cups water, 2 tablespoons chickpea miso, 1 teaspoon coconut oil (optional),...
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MARCO_8593158
It, at least, should show almondine, which is really bastardization of the French word amandine, meaning garnished with almonds.. The garnish couldn't be simpler. Melt 1/4 cup of butter. Add 1/4 cup of blanched, slivered almonds and stir over low heat until lightly browned. Salt, as necessary.
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MARCO_237167
1 Almond flour is made from finely ground blanched almonds, while almond meal, from finely ground almonds including the skin. 2 Almond flour is best used for cakes, cookies and other pastries requiring finer, moister texture. 3 Almond meal best suits dryer and courser pastries such as cream puff and wafer bases.
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381965" }
MARCO_237170
Almond flour is a term pertaining to ground blanched (without the skin) almonds. It is produced by discarding the thin layer of skin from the almonds and grinding them until the mass forms a consistency similar to regular flour.
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MARCO_3079935
Almond Flour. Dehydrating or lightly baking almond pulp until dry produces a delicious almond flour that can be used in any recipe that calls for the store-version. Once dry, you may want to re-process the flour to remove any clumps, and produce a finer flour. Store in an airtight jar.
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381966" }
MARCO_631072
Almond flour, also known as almond meal, is an alternative to wheat flour for baking and cooking. The only ingredients in blanched almond flour are ground, whole almonds with the skin removed. This flour is gluten-free, low in carbohydrates, high in fiber and a high source of protein.
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MARCO_688009
Almond flour or almond meal is simply almonds that a ground down to varying fineness. While frequently seen in cake recipes such as moist and chewy friands and financier, it is also used as a sauce thickener and can be used as a crumb coating, as in breadcrumbs.Blanched almond meal or flour has had the almond skins rem...
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CAR_11a62de61f9acb61e79afcc17bc051aebeea4f8e
One of the key issues concerning regulators is whether GM products should be labeled. Labeling can be mandatory up to a threshold GM content level (which varies between countries) or voluntary. A study investigating voluntary labeling in South Africa found that 31% of products labeled as GMO-free had a GM content above...
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CAR_127c8f0e34a6b25f92f6e8c089fa4a79620d381c
One of the key issues concerning regulators is whether GM products should be labeled. Labeling of GMO products in the marketplace is required in 64 countries. Labeling can be mandatory up to a threshold GM content level (which varies between countries) or voluntary. A study investigating voluntary labeling in South Af...
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MARCO_2085065
Reply. Hi Jay, Here's a link to our Wegmans Organic Mayo page on our product catalog. Under the Details' tab, you'll find the full list of ingredients. This is also the page where you'll find nutrition facts and other label information.t does cost considerably more than our conventional Wegmans mayo, $3.49 for a pint j...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381969" }
MARCO_5055324
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tested all the GMOs on the market to determine whether they are toxic or allergenic. They are not. (The GMO-fearing can seek out 100 Percent Organic products, indicating that a food contains no genetically modified ingredients, among other requirements.).Many people argue for G...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381970" }
MARCO_888484
India and China are the two largest producers of genetically modified products in Asia. India currently only grows GM cotton, while China produces GM varieties of cotton, poplar, petunia, tomato, papaya and sweet pepper. study investigating voluntary labeling in South Africa found that 31% of products labeled as GMO-fr...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381970" }
CAR_5ec97f5bb36766ccac7617b4461075adea603c35
Currently, it is highly unlikely that the presence of unexpected or even unknown GMOs will be detected, since either the DNA sequence of the transgene or its product, the protein, must be known for detection. In addition, even testing for known GMOs is time-consuming and costly, as current reliable detection methods ca...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381971" }
CAR_99b7e8be61af9ea84d23b9b681de94f3cfdade2f
Genetically modified plants must be safe for the environment and suitable for coexistence with conventional and organic crops. Towards such safety, a major hurdle is posed by the potential outcrossing of the transgene via pollen movement. Plastid transformation, which yields transplastomic plants in which the pollen do...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381971" }
CAR_ef401a18f4f95523ee060e42b474d433f61b6cad
The coexistence has raised significant concern in many European countries and so EU law also requires that all GM food be traceable to its origin, and that all food with GM content greater than 0.9% be labelled. Due to high demand from European consumers for freedom of choice between GM and non-GM foods. EU regulation...
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CAR_fa6845f7274f80985362fd9bbe9895e92a55189a
Improving PCR based detection of GMOs is a further goal of the European research programme Co-Extra. Research is now underway to develop multiplex PCR methods that can simultaneously detect many different transgenic lines. Another major challenge is the increasing prevalence of transgenic crops with stacked traits. Thi...
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CAR_fd24e3d6d67f82cd49351ea0ad6dc08545c6ed60
For genetically modified (GM) rapeseed, researchers hoping to minimise the admixture of GM and non-GM crops are attempting to use cleistogamy to prevent gene flow. However, preliminary results from Co-Extra, a current project within the EU research program, show that although cleistogamy reduces gene flow, it is not at...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381973" }
CAR_515e60907787fa4b5ad11188b18e75d62b29afd3
The American Public Health Association, the British Medical Association and the Public Health Association of Australia support mandatory labeling. The European Commission argued that mandatory labeling and traceability are needed to allow for informed choice, avoid potential misleading of consumers and facilitate the w...
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CAR_b3e3225b7307507b08b64f36cd8c54ebd7dc950a
Proponents argue that 'Proposition 37 gives us the right to know what is in the food we eat and feed to our families. It simply requires labeling of food produced using genetic engineering, so we can choose whether to buy those products or not. We have a right to know.'Opponents argued that 'Prop. 37 is a deceptive, de...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381974" }
MARCO_1209362
55:52. Later this year, Washington state voters may get the chance to weigh in on whether genetically modified foods should be labeled as such. Supporters of proposed Initiative 522 say consumers are owed the information about what's in their food.I-522's opponents say there are no known risks to GMOs, so why label the...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381975" }
MARCO_6778183
This past June, Connecticut and Maine became the first states to pass bills requiring labels on all foods made from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In November 2012 California voters rejected the similar Proposition 37 by a narrow majority of 51.4 percent.The GMO-fearing can seek out 100 Percent Organic products...
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CAR_bafb3c1c72e23c444e182cac4e0ea9e4330d21c9
Proponents argue that approved GMO food has undergone extensive testing, is “safe” and that basically labeling is unnecessary. Labeling may discourage consumers to use GMO products when such a choice may be irrational. A lot of consumers express fears that have not been substantiated by science.
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MARCO_2213319
The fight over labeling is not confined to those who are selling GMO or non-GMO products. Vermont passed a law last year requiring labeling of genetically modified food. Maine and Connecticut have label laws too.ompanies selling GMOs don't want their products labeled for fear of stigmatizing their products and losing c...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381977" }
MARCO_6264519
Labeling the food as genetically modified would often be perceived as a warning. Food manufacturers have often avoided labeling GMOs in the past because they've been afraid of consumer rejection. Many consumers would see a GMO label as a warning to avoid that food product.abeling the food as genetically modified would ...
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CAR_ad707e094a5475b5b0a35ab384901cb37e750c7d
The EU implemented regulations specifically governing co-existence and traceability. Traceability has become commonplace in the food and feed supply chains of most countries, but GMO traceability is more challenging given strict legal thresholds for unwanted mixing. Since 2001, conventional and organic food and feedstu...
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CAR_b7e5b8c1488a3f42fb16fbc5cbcd0790a56948de
The EC Directorate-general for agriculture and rural development states that the regulations concerning the import and sale of GMOs for human and animal consumption grown outside the EU provide freedom of choice to farmers and consumers. All food (including processed food) or feed which contains greater than 0.9% of ap...
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CAR_1753b9b0cff473423fdf8789002c1dde4fecc9b9
The unique identifier has been integrated in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and in the European Union legislation on the labelling and traceability of genetically modified organisms (Regulation (EC) No 1830/2003). Detailing the unique identifier, the regulation demands the forwarding of written documentation of th...
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CAR_77c137a8880390f598261d1af5ac8f5fb832d87e
In food processing (meat processing, fresh produce processing), the term traceability refers to the recording through means of barcodes or RFID tags & other tracking media, all movement of product and steps within the production process. One of the key reasons this is such a critical point is in instances where an issu...
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CAR_f13812f598e90e9d32e8d7c2761b1c8cd30255da
CETA does not alter EU non-tariff barriers such as European regulations on beef, which include a ban on the use of growth hormones. Canadian stakeholders have criticized the EU's delays in the approval process for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and GMO traceability and labelling requirements, none of which are ...
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CAR_f57ddc5afe254a2616be4703082d9869c9f94360
India has started taking initiatives for setting up traceability systems at Government and Corporate levels. Grapenet, an initiative by Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce, Government of India is an example in this direction. GrapeNet is an internet based ...
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CAR_8d02588a98fbc9b03520749daa022522dd2638d0
Co-Extra was an EU-funded research programme on co-existence and traceability of genetically modified crops and their edible derivatives that ran from 2005-2009. It was granted €13.5 million under the Sixth Framework Programme of the European Union, and is conducted by more than 200 scientists in 52 organisations in 18...
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CAR_99cb05a98306c63eaee8b93701d3058fa478e2ff
While SIGMEA was focused on co-existence at the farm level, Co-Extra studies co-existence along the whole production chain, and has a second focus on the traceability of GMOs, since co-existence cannot work without traceability. To be able to monitor and enforce compliance with co-existence regulations, authorities req...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381982" }
CAR_cff55d2fcd48a7424a931863905588df1580092c
The research programme studied and validated biological containment methods, forged supply chain organisations, and provided practical tools and methods for implementing co-existence between GMO-based (i.e., based on the use of genetically modified organisms) and non-GMO-based supply chains.
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CAR_7de0d63fe3bb0924d1a53b42f057a7695b39e718
Testing on GMOs in food and feed is routinely done using molecular techniques such as PCR and bioinformatics.
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CAR_e134a98652b4935b8f13591fad796ff746095331
The method works by pairing the targeted genetic sequence with custom designed complementary bits of DNA called primers. In the presence of the target sequence, the primers match with it and trigger a chain reaction. DNA replication enzymes use the primers as docking points and start doubling the target sequences. The ...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381984" }
MARCO_6309125
In the last laboratory, you extracted DNA from a certified non-GMO food sample and a test food sample that you are analyzing for the presence of GMO DNA sequences. In this lab you will prepare those two samples and a positive control (GMO-positive template DNA) for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).eigh out 0.5 2 g o...
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MARCO_6309128
This DNA could be amplified in your test food PCR reaction and give you a false result. By having a known non-GMO control that you know should not amplify the GMO target sequences; you can tell if your PCR reactions have been contaminated by GMO-positive DNA. Focus Questions.3.or this experiment you will set up two PCR...
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CAR_2723655b1d5e3b3550be96fdbf395a611366c7b7
The use of genetically modified seeds to grow commodity and other crops in the U.S. has drawn criticism from organizations such as Greenpeace, The Non-GMO Project, and the Organic Consumers Association among others. Concerns center on both food safety and the erosion of agricultural biodiversity. While the European Un...
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CAR_7c2fcb9edebb92e131fad5241c0630399d3a1884
The European Union has heavily contrasted its regulations and restrictions regarding genetic engineering compared to those of the United States. The European Parliament's Committee on the Environmental, Public Health, and Consumer Protection pushed forward and adopted a 'safety first' principle regarding the case of GM...
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CAR_a823bf4e7fea397136b4b406f318414d94a110e1
The legal and regulatory status of GM foods varies by country, with some nations banning or restricting them, and others permitting them with widely differing degrees of regulation. Countries such as the United States, Canada, Lebanon and Egypt use substantial equivalence to determine if further testing is required, wh...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381987" }
MARCO_4027034
One key area where the US and EU differ is genetically modified foods. The EU has some of the strictest GM regulations in the world and has authorised just 52 GM foods to date. The US, on the other hand, is the largest commercial grower of GM crops in the world. There is also concern that US producers will be able to s...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381988" }
MARCO_6858676
The regulatory approach used in Europe requires new and separate laws that are specific to genetically engineered ( GMO') foods and crops. By contrast, the United States regulates GMOs for food safety and for environmental safety using the laws that were already in place to govern non-GMO foods and crops. ¢
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CAR_01261fc64032615f50930b35a170b8346a77ad18
Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) is used to measure the quantity of a PCR product (preferably real-time, QRT-PCR). It is the method of choice to quantitatively measure amounts of transgene DNA in a food or feed sample. Q-PCR is commonly used to determine whether a DNA sequence is present in a sample and the number of its copie...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381989" }
CAR_5f09f5da8af05523da3af51553191d7dbf4fff51
Whether or not a GMO is present in a sample can be tested by Q-PCR, but also by multiplex PCR. Multiplex PCR uses multiple, unique primer sets within a single PCR reaction to produce amplicons of varying sizes specific to different DNA sequences, i.e. different transgenes. By targeting multiple genes at once, additiona...
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CAR_d0ee16f93408feddc1dbd5bfb58a7a2747609b57
Almost all transgenic plants contain a few common building blocks that make unknown GMOs easier to find. Even though detecting a novel gene in a GMO can be like finding a needle in a haystack, the fact that the needles are usually similar makes it much easier. To trigger gene expression, scientists couple the gene they...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381990" }
CAR_23c3b79994286a1b89dbc6cf83c1c4687a024955
Bumble bees are generally host to a diversity of parasitoids in which the larvae grows inside the living host. The majority of parasitoids for bumble bees are flies and about 30 percent or more bees within the area can be infected. The process of parasitism consists of the fly attaching to the bee in flight and inserti...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381991" }
MARCO_1865508
Or that a single worker bee produces 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime? Fascinating creatures, these winged stingers. But it's what they do for our foodstuffs that make them particularly interesting: Bees are critical pollinators directly or indirectly responsible for a third of the food we eat, including suc...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381991" }
MARCO_270582
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. ...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381992" }
MARCO_3081567
The bumble bee is the most common type of bee with around 250 different species of the bumble bee found around the world. Despite the fact that the bumble bee can be found in many countries, it is indigenous to the Northern Hemisphere, breeding more successfully in the more temperate climates.he bumble bee is the most ...
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MARCO_4652218
1 Bees carry pollen on their hind legs called a pollen basket. 2 Pollen is a source of protein for the hive and is needed to feed to the baby bees to help them grow. 3 A beehive in summer can have as many as 50,000 to 80,000 bees.4 A bee must collect nectar from about 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey. The ...
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CAR_634361bc8e55a32455034e96ac59999a0213c5d1
Honey is the complex substance made from nectar and sweet deposits from plants and trees which are gathered, modified and stored in the comb by honey bees. Honey is a biological mixture of inverted sugars, primarily glucose and fructose. It has antibacterial and anti fungal properties. Honey from the Western honey bee,...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381994" }
MARCO_1954594
The nectar collected is what the worker bee uses to make honey. So the bee arrives at a flower, and proceeds to drink as much nectar as she can hold. She then passes the nectar to another worker bee (the nectar is held on her tongue) so the water in it can evaporate. This way it is highly concentrated, and never spoils...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381994" }
MARCO_5528533
Most microorganisms do not grow in honey, so sealed honey does not spoil, even after thousands of years. However, honey sometimes contains dormant endospores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangerous to babies, as it may result in botulism.
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381995" }
MARCO_6987560
Very few bacteria or microorganisms can survive in an environment like that, they just die. They're smothered by it, essentially. What Harris points out represents an important feature of honey's longevity: for honey to spoil, there needs to be something inside of it that can spoil. With such an inhospitable environmen...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381995" }
MARCO_7679417
The water content of honey is a key factor in why it doesn't spoil. At 17%, its water content is much lower than that of bacteria or fungi. Honey also has a low water activity; this is a measure of the amount of water in a substance that is available to support microbial growth.
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CAR_4e4eb39bd8855c2951701bf054c72c0a4f255fae
In February 2010, the documentary film Nicotine Bees was released. This film analyzes the possible factors contributing to the large bee die-offs worldwide and concludes that the large use of neonicotinoids is the most probable cause of the recent bee die-offs.
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CAR_cb1805e63aaab5a903b052a775bd5632b4ef0c68
One possible cause is the infestation of parasites, namely Varroa mites (Varroa destructor). These mites attach to the bee and drain the bee of its lymph-like body fluid, dehydrating the bee which results in a suppressed immune system and an increased risk to disease. In addition, the mites leave an open wound on th...
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MARCO_4812753
In the 1990s, beekeepers started recording major losses of worker honeybees during the winter months. Since then, there have been mass die offs in many of the other 4,000 species of bees. In 2006, the phenomenon was bestowed with the name colony collapse disorder. No one is exactly sure why the bees are dying off in un...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381998" }
MARCO_8119560
Bees are going extinct because of excessive use of pesticides in crops and certain blood-sucking parasites that only reproduce in bee colonies. It's true that the extinction of bees would mean the end of humanity.
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.381998" }
MARCO_8119562
Biological threats like the Varroa mite are killing off colonies directly and spreading deadly diseases. As our farms become monocultures of commodity crops like wheat and corn plants that provide little pollen for foraging bees honeybees are literally starving to death.
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CAR_6da30f2c8231b03758d305a2ad8ec805512b5efa
Any honey that can't be harvested, which includes crystallized honey left on the frames after extraction, or honey that is not capped over, and therefore unripened, is usually placed back into the colonies for the bees to clean up. Some beekeepers place wet frames outside so that it will be reclaimed by the bees. This...
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CAR_82197c51b790b68b445e242f2ff2f8c37d4c33ad
The organization’s Bee Action campaign looks to address the causes of the dwindling honey bee population. As bees pollinate one third of our food supply, Friends of the Earth and many others view their decrease in number as a serious threat. The organization claims that the major is the widespread use of neonicotinoi...
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CAR_825674c34a70e9c3e5347e5e365f2893c495f90e
In the colder climates, storing the beeswax combs in freezing winter temperatures will stop there from being any chance of a moth infestation. Lesser wax moths need warm climates to thrive. There is also a fumigant known as paradichlorobenzene (PDB) that is used to destroy these moths. This can only be used on combs th...
{ "last_modified_datetime": "2024-04-12T16:39:48.382001" }
MARCO_1865506
As a concerned consumer, there's lots more you can do to help the bees, Deb. 1 I hope you'll consider trying one or more of these bee-friendly steps, in order from least to most commitment: 2 Leave weeds like dandelions and clover in your yard as a tasty snack for local bees.
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MARCO_5268578
Plant a Bee Garden Create an oasis for bees and other pollinators. More and more gardeners are anxious to do their part to help the bees by adding to the shrinking inventory of flower-rich habitat in their area. You can create a bee garden'. In return, the bees will pollinate your flowers, providing a bountiful harvest...
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CAR_0bae4b6568c48f3334c3eb5721680c2b6d9f286d
The largest threat facing B. frigidus is climate change, as these bees inhabit a specialized climate. As temperature rises, the bees may be driven either farther north or to extinction. With increasing temperatures, snow does not pack as tightly. This leads to earlier melting, and during the summer, water isn’t as read...
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CAR_0f244498984d51edbdc0627f98cf72613774c7dc
The brown-banded carder bee is threatened by habitat loss due to intensive farming. As Goulson, Hanley, Darvill, Ellis, and Knight have pointed out, a contributing factor in the northern part of its distribution (including Britain) is that B. humilis, being near the edge of its latitudinal range, is not well adapted to...
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CAR_43786a3f70ef26040df62cdb45b14e7f49a2e1a2
The main threat to the species is habitat loss. Damage to the habitat has occurred via development, the introduction of nonnative plants and animals, agriculture, recreational activity, and fire. Natural disasters such as hurricanes are also a threat to the habitat. This and other rare Hylaeus bee species were once 'wi...
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CAR_64a8d2d58d4cfd966d41442f21abd5ede6539a12
As a general pollinator, X. micans is key to the reproduction of many plants within its habitat. In the nesting sites of many Xylocopa bee populations, destruction and removal of woody plants has caused the loss and extinction of those populations. Land clearing can lead to the loss of natural nesting sites, which can ...
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CAR_d256bd4b2070f4b09ff1de021d6679070df6b2e3
Bees and other pollinators face a higher risk of extinction due to loss of habitat and access to natural food sources. The global dependency on livestock and agriculture has rendered no less than 50% of the earths landmass uninhabitable for bees. The agricultural practice of planting one crop (monoculture) in a given a...
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Some have found that 'city bees' are actually healthier than 'rural bees' because there are fewer pesticides and greater biodiversity. Urban bees may fail to find forage, however, and homeowners can use their landscapes to help feed local bee populations by planting flowers that provide nectar and pollen. An environmen...
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MARCO_1241537
1 You can do your community and your local wildlife a favor by growing plants/flowers which are native to your area and which attract bees and butterflies.2 It is very easy to find lists of these plants for your zone. 3 Check out The Wildlife Gardener's Guide, which is published by Brooklyn Botanic Garden. You can do...
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MARCO_3459870
Pooh's guide to saving the bees. 1 Plant your own window box. 2 Create your own vegetable patch or tub together. 3 Plant a flowering tree in your garden. Make some seed balls' and throw them into the 1 wild. Use arts and crafts to educate the younger generation on the importance of bees.
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MARCO_5268572
Attract Honey Bees to Your Garden. The flowers and the arrangement of flowers in your garden are what attract honey bees and native bees. Bees like a diversity of bee-friendly flowers, with large patches of each kind of flower. They prefer a less manicured, more random garden with weeds. Here's what you can do to make ...
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A 2012 in situ study provided strong evidence that exposure to sublethal levels of imidacloprid in high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) used to feed honey bees when forage is not available causes bees to exhibit symptoms consistent to CCD 23 weeks after imidacloprid dosing. The researchers suggested, 'the observed delayed ...
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Several possible causes for CCD have been proposed, but no single proposal has gained widespread acceptance among the scientific community. Suggested causes include: infections with Varroa and Acarapis mites; malnutrition; various pathogens; genetic factors; immunodeficiencies; loss of habitat; changing beekeeping prac...
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In 2007, one of the patterns reported by the CCD Study Group at Pennsylvania State was that all producers in a preliminary survey noted a period of 'extraordinary stress' affecting the colonies in question prior to their die-off, most commonly involving poor nutrition and/or drought. This was the only factor that all o...
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The mechanisms of CCD are still unknown, but many causes are currently being considered, such as pesticides, mites, fungi, beekeeping practices (such as the use of antibiotics or long-distance transportation of beehives), malnutrition, poor quality queens, starvation, other pathogens, and immunodeficiencies. The curren...
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Jeffery Stuart Pettis is an American born biologist and entomologist known for his extensive research on honeybee behavior. He is currently the research leader at the United States Department of Agriculture's Beltsville Bee Laboratory (BBL). His research has led to significant breakthroughs in understanding and managin...
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MARCO_2141004
What would happen if you were hit by a penny falling from a skyscraper? What happens if you don't sleep for 24 hours? You're basically drunk. So could all bees go extinct? It's unlikely, Bolt noted, as there are 4,000 known species of bees in North America alone and about 20,000 species worldwide. But if all bees did d...
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MARCO_2141005
But because many trees and flowering plants depend on bees for their reproductive cycle, they would be highly stressed, and either would have to adapt to life without bees or become extinct. Plants have been pollinated by a wide variety of animals in North America way before the honey bee became established. An increas...
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MARCO_3271930
Honeybees as a species are not in danger of extinction, but their ability to support the industry of commercial pollination, and by extension, a large portion of our food supply, is in serious danger. Whole Foods recently imagined what our grocery store would like in a world without bees by removing more than half of t...
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MARCO_8266703
Where would we be without bees? As far as important species go, they are top of the list. They are critical pollinators: they pollinate 70 of the around 100 crop species that feed 90% of the world. Honey bees are responsible for $30 billion a year in crops. That's only the start. We may lose all the plants that bees po...
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MARCO_8452508
Without bees and their ilk, the group says, almonds simply wouldn't exist. We'd still have coffee without bees, but it would become expensive and rare. The coffee flower is only open for pollination for three or four days. If no insect happens by in that short window, the plant won't be pollinated. There are plenty of ...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have three primary rivals, all within their division: (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and Cincinnati Bengals). They also have rivalries with other teams that arose from post-season battles in the past, most notably the New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowbo...
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Following their season-sweep over the Browns, the Steelers flew to Bank of America Stadium for a Week 15 interconference fight with the Carolina Panthers. After a scoreless first quarter, Pittsburgh began their dominance in the second quarter. It started with QB Ben Roethlisberger's 1-yard TD run. Afterwards, kicker...
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The rivalry carried over to the newly formed American Football Conference in 1970 as the two teams and then-Baltimore Colts joined the former American Football League teams in the conference as part of the AFL–NFL merger. The newly merged league needed to move three teams from the 'old' NFL to the AFC so that the two c...
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Pittsburgh's division rivals are the Cleveland Browns, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Cincinnati Bengals. At current, Pittsburgh has a winning record against all three. Many Pittsburgh natives and fans also consider the New England Patriots, the Dallas Cowboys, the Oakland Raiders, and the Denver Broncos to be the team'...
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In 2005, the Steelers hoped to make another post-season run. Injuries to Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley caused Willie Parker to become the Steelers' starter at running back, and he acquitted himself very well in two convincing wins against the Tennessee Titans (34–7) and Houston Texans (27–7) to open the season. In the ...
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On October 20, 2013, at Heinz Field, the Steelers won 19–16 on a Shaun Suisham field goal as time expired after Ben Roethlisberger drove the Steelers into field goal range. With the win, Roethlisberger continued his dominance against the Ravens by extending his record to 10–4 against them, and 7–2 since Flacco became ...
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The rivalry became more competitive and fierce and reached a new height of intensity during the 2008 NFL season, when the Steelers and Ravens played three times, the final match being the AFC Championship. The Steelers won all three games, by close margins. In Week 15, the Steelers won with a controversial score late ...
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The Ravens collected their second shutout of the season against the Steelers. The defense set a new team record by collecting 9 sacks against the strong Pittsburgh Steelers offense. Todd Heap and Steve McNair hooked up to score the first touchdown of the game in the 1st quarter. Jamal Lewis rushed for the second touchd...
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The 2–1 Steelers hosted the 0–3 Ravens at Heinz Field for a prime-time game in Week 4 of the 2015 NFL season. With Roethlisberger injured, the Steelers started Michael Vick in the contest. The Steelers built a 20–7 lead by the third quarter, but the Ravens were able to rally and bring the game into overtime 20–20, with...
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In the 2009 AFC Championship Game versus the Steelers, the Ravens lost 23-14, with Flacco throwing for 141 yards, being sacked a trio of times and throwing three picks, one being the game clincher to Troy Polamalu, who returned the pass for a touchdown.
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In the divisional round, Flacco and the Ravens would once again head to Pittsburgh to play their arch-rival Steelers. The difference this time would be the season was on the line. The Ravens got out to an early 21-7 lead after a 12-yard rush by running back Ray Rice, a fumble recovery run back for a touchdown by defens...
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In the Steelers' Week 4 game against the Baltimore Ravens, the Steelers led 20–17 late in the fourth quarter. Scobee missed two field goals—a 49-yarder and later a 41-yarder—in the closing minutes. The Ravens then kicked a field goal to tie the game at 20, sending the game to overtime. In overtime, the Steelers declin...
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One of the rivalry's most memorable moments was Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs being quoted as saying that a 'bounty' was put out on the head of Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. The bounty controversy was cleared up when Suggs insisted his words were just meant as a joke. The NFL investigated, and Suggs was cleared ...
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