Midwest Wine Press

New Free ISU Guide to Protecting Bees

by · December 31, 2013

Since 2006, honey bees nationwide have suffered significant population declines.   According to the USDA, the causes are numerous. However, recent scientific evidence points to the role of pesticides in weakening bee’s immume systems.

Now, Iowa State University has produced a free guide called “Protecting Bees From Pesticides.”  Among the suggestions from ISU for protecting bees:

Never apply pesticides, insecticides or fungicides to any blooming plant.

Look for neonicotinoids on insecticide labels and be very careful with applications.  This group of insecticides is suspected of being toxic to bees. The ISU guide lists neonicotinoid active ingredients as they appear on pesticide labels.

For more information and to order a free guide see: “Protecting Bees From Pesticides”

Mark Ganchiff

Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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