LASI holds a succesful first Open Day to the public
The Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects (LASI) held its first Open Day on the 20th July 2013. Over a hundred people registered to...
Open for buzziness: Leading bee lab holds open day
The Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects’ (LASI) will have its first ever open day, at Sussex on Saturday 20 July (1pm-5pm).
Beekeeping broadcaster films on campus
A BBC broadcaster was on campus last week to film honey bees and to interview researchers in the Laboratory of Apiculture & Social Insects (LASI).
Sussex bee scientists question value of neonics ban
The European Commission’s moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides is no “triumph for bee conservation”, say Sussex bee scientists.
Study reveals strategy behind spiders’ web etiquette
A species of spider that lives in a colony but hunts alone at night is the subject of a study by an international team including Sussex biologists.
Study shows how Crazy Ants catch prey – and keep it
A versatile species of ant - the subject of a new study by Sussex biologists - can farm and forage but also hunts co-operatively for food.
Wildflowers add splash of colour to campus
Bee- and butterfly-friendly wildflowers, planted last year, are currently adding a splash of colour to campus.
Research shows bumblebees on lavender have it licked
New research by the University of Sussex shows why lavender flowers attract more bumblebees than honey bees.
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The honey and the ivy – why gardeners’ foe is the bees’ friend
Ivy, often maligned as a garden pest, is vital to honey bees and other pollinators seeking food in autumn, new research from Sussex reveals.
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Canadian bees in winter
LASI Research Scientist Norman Carreck has just returned from a visit to the Beaverlodge Experimental Farm, Alberta, Canada. Beaverlodge, run by...