Vaccination for bees doesn't sting
Beekeepers could soon have a new option for protecting hives from a devastating disease: the first vaccine for insects.
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Honeybee lifespan could be half what it was 50 years ago—new study
A new paper shows how the lifespan of the adult honeybee appears to have shrunk by nearly 50% in the past 50 years. The European Red List for Bees suggests nearly one in ten species of wild bees are facing extinction. Imagine ...
Ecology
Nov 15, 2022
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Honeybees use a 'mental number line' to keep track of things
A small team of researchers with members from the University of Toulouse, the University of Lausanne and the University of Padova has found evidence that honeybees have a mental number line in their tiny brains. In their ...
Experimental verification on steering flight of honeybee by electrical stimulation
A research paper by scientists at the Beijing Institute of Technology verified the steering control effect in a honeybee by applying electrical stimulation on the unilateral optic lobe.
Biotechnology
Aug 15, 2022
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Feral honeybees key to controlling deadly parasite
After discovering the honeybee-killing parasite Varroa destructor in Newcastle late last week, New South Wales authorities have acted quickly to try to stop the spread.
Ecology
Jul 13, 2022
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Spider venom could be key to stopping devastating honeybee mite
A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher is investigating whether spider and scorpion venoms have the potential to save Australia's honeybees from the invasive and deadly varroa mite parasite.
Ecology
Jul 13, 2022
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New virus variant threatens the health of bees worldwide
A dangerous variant of the deformed wing virus is on the rise worldwide. The virus infects honeybees, causing their wings to atrophy and the animals to die. The new variant, which has already replaced the original strain ...
Ecology
Jun 1, 2022
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Extreme heat waves threaten honeybee fertility and trigger sudden death
Temperatures soared above 42 C for days in Western Canada in June 2021, with Lytton, B.C., registering 49.6 C, the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada. Wildfires scorched the province, sparking a 56-day state of emergency ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2022
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Wild honeybees still exist in Europe
Until recently, experts considered it unlikely that the honeybee had survived as a wild animal in Europe. In a current study, biologists Benjamin Rutschmann and Patrick Kohl from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2022
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Excessive beekeeping in Swiss cities could be detrimental for wild bees and honeybees
Beekeeping is booming in Swiss cities. But the uncontrolled increase in honeybees is putting increasing pressure on wild pollinators, threatening urban biodiversity, concludes a new study by the Swiss Federal Research Institute ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2022
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