CATCH THE BUZZ – Can Worker Bees Infect the Queen with Viruses?
Can Worker Bees Infect the Queen with Viruses? By: Carolyn Bernhardt Worker honeybees feed, groom, and tend to the queen throughout her lifetime, which…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers discover how honey bees ‘telescope’ their abdomens
Honey Bee Abdominal Motion at 500 Frames Per Second (video) Entomological Society of America Honey Bee Abdominal Motion at 500 Frames Per Second (video)…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Biologists Discover Sophisticated ‘Alarm’ Signals in Honey Bees ‘Stop Signals’ Found to Encode Predator Danger and Attack Context.
University of California – San Diego Bees can use sophisticated signals to warn their nestmates about the level of danger from predators attacking foragers…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Chlorpyrifos Hampers Honey Bee Learning and Memory, is Incredibly Volatile, and Found Nearly Everywhere
Alan Harman Honeybees suffer severe learning and memory deficits after ingesting very small doses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, potentially threatening their success and survival,…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Less Color Is The Key
Alan Harman Iridescent flowers are never as dramatically rainbow-colored as iridescent beetles, birds or fish and that’s because they tone down the iridescence of…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Hive Size Matters, It Seems
University of Idaho professor Brian Dennis is helping scientists understand a baffling but vitally important puzzle: What is causing the decline of honey bees?…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Honey Bees in Space!
In 1989 NASA sent honey bees into space as part of a student experimental program to investigate if honey bees could fly, and what…
Read MoreCATCH THE BUZZ – Status Change For Antibiotics In A Beehive. Bees, It Seems, Are No Different Than Chickens Or Cows. Which Isn’t A Bad Thing
From I. Barton Smith, Entomologist, USDA Honey Bee Research Lab, Beltsville, MD (If the links contained here do not work, simply copy and paste…
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