By attacking queen bumblebee, pesticide threatens colony: study
A common pesticide used on crops compromises a queen bumblebee's ability to lay eggs, threatening her colony with extinction, according to a study released Monday.
A common pesticide used on crops compromises a queen bumblebee's ability to lay eggs, threatening her colony with extinction, according to a study released Monday.
Ecology
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The queen of the sea, a monster mollusk that inspired its own republic in Florida but now is as likely to be found in a frying pan or a gift shop as the ocean floor, is in trouble.
Ecology
Aug 11, 2017
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Biologists are working to better understand Colony Collapse Disorder given the value of honey bees to the economy and the environment. Monitoring bee activity and improving monitoring systems may help to address the issue.
Plants & Animals
Aug 4, 2017
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For Indian jumping ants (Harpegnathos saltator), becoming royalty is all about timing.
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2017
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New research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has found that wild bumblebee queens are less able to develop their ovaries when exposed to a common neonicotinoid pesticide
Ecology
May 3, 2017
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A small team of researchers with members from the University of California and the University of Michigan has found that some personality traits unique to a queen wasp are passed down to her offspring, the worker wasps. In ...
Cutting-edge technology has brought Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake back to life – thanks to research by WMG at the University of Warwick.
Engineering
Feb 14, 2017
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Britain's treasury chief has warned that cyberattacks are increasing in severity and sophistication as authorities open a new center devoted to thwarting such threats.
Security
Feb 14, 2017
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Termite queens have an efficient antioxidant system which may underpin their ability to live longer than non-reproductive termites, according to a study published January 11, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Eisuke ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2017
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Researchers from New Zealand's University of Otago have discovered the molecular mechanism by which queen honeybees carefully control worker bees' fertility.
Plants & Animals
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