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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Could beer hold the key to saving the bees?

Michael Messina
November 9, 2015

Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of a biochemical pesticide to protect managed honeybee colonies. The main ingredient of this pesticide is extracted from a...

Could beer hold the key to saving the bees?

Michael Messina
October 29, 2015

Last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of a biochemical pesticide to protect managed honeybee colonies. The main ingredient of this pesticide is extracted from a...

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U.S. honeybees contend with mind-altering parasite

Natasha Strydhorst
October 16, 2015

The nation’s already hard-hit honeybees are now contending with a parasitic behavior-altering insect. The tiny fly Apocephalus borealis has been afflicting honeybees in the western United States since...

Colony collapse clue: exhaust confuses honeybees’ sense of smell

Natasha Strydhorst
October 10, 2013

It seems that the ongoing phenomenon of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), which has been affecting North America’s honeybee colonies since 2006, is influenced by more factors than anyone had guessed, including...

Bee crisis prompts beekeeping student organization

Erica Mullins
September 30, 2013

In the United States there is a bee crisis; the honeybees are disappearing due to what experts are referring to as colony collapse disorder. During the last winter alone, nearly one-third of the honeybee...

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