Here's what you need to know about the Varroa mite
Bee populations worldwide have been collapsing under attack from parasitic Varroa mites. Now, these mites have reached Australia.
Ecology
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News tagged with bee larvae
Microbe protects honey bees from poor nutrition, a significant cause of colony loss
Indiana University researchers have identified a specific bacterial microbe that, when fed to honey bee larvae, can reduce the effects of nutritional stress on developing bees—one of the leading causes of honey bee decline.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2022
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Testing of Melipona beecheii stingless bees shows guards do not choose new queen
A team of researchers from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and CCBA Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, reports that guard Melipona beecheii stingless bees do not confer chemicals to larvae that allow them to develop into ...
Microbes on the menu for bee larvae
Bees only feast on nectar and pollen, right?
Ecology
Aug 20, 2019
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Deconstructing the superfood that determines honeybee hierarchy
All bee larvae eat royal jelly when they're new, but only future queens continue to eat it. To figure out why, researchers in Austria are taking a close look at the molecular ingredients of the fancy fare.
Biochemistry
Oct 29, 2018
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Study shows how beetle larvae adapt to different bee hosts
A team of researchers at the University of California has discovered adaptations made by a species of beetle to survive in different geographic locations. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Honeybees prioritize well-fed larvae for emergency queen-rearing, study finds
New research shows that honeybees prioritize the nutritional status of larvae when selecting for a new emergency queen.
Plants & Animals
Jun 8, 2018
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Luring hornets: Scientists unlock sex pheromone of notorious honey bee predator
Over the past decade, Asian hornets, predatory insects with a widespread and expanding population, have invaded parts of Europe and Korea. Vespa velutina has a growing reputation as a species that proliferates rapidly, preys ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 12, 2017
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The long quest for the right pollen: how to really help bees
Planting bee-friendly plants seems to be the new fad in many cities around the globe. In the UK, amateur gardeners regularly try to attract such insects, while in France, farmers have offered land to help beekeepers . In ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2017
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Common crop chemical leaves bees susceptible to deadly viruses
A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops—such as almonds, wine grapes and tree fruits—to boost the performance of pesticides, makes honey bee larvae significantly more susceptible ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2017
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