Genetics of Honey Bees in AR
Researchers Trace Ancestry of Arkansas Honey Bees to Original ‘Colonists’ First honeybees brought to America were western European dark bee subspecies. By Fred Miller…
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Lack of Genetic Diversity
Honey bee populations of the USA display restrictions in their mtDNA haplotype diversity Mohamed Alburaki1*, Shayne Madella1, Jillian Lopez1, Maria Bouga2, Yanping Chen1 and Dennis vanEngelsdorp3 1USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory,…
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Low Genetic Diversity in Bees
DNA Research Finds Low Genetic Diversity Among U.S. Honey Bees For media inquiries contact: Autumn Canaday, (202) 669-5480 U.S. agriculture owes many thanks to the…
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Genetics of Honey Bees
Genetic past, present, and future of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the United States of America Madeline H. CARPENTER, Brock A. HARPUR Department…
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CATCH THE BUZZ- Gentle Behavior in Puerto Rican Honey Bees
Colony-Level Genetics Predict Gentle Behavior in Puerto Rican Honey Bees BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, July 6, 2020—Puerto Rico’s population of African-European hybrid honey bees (AHB)…
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CATCH THE BUZZ – How Queen Bees Control the Princesses. Queen Bees and Ants Emit a Chemical That Actually Alters the DNA of Their Daughters and Keeps Them Sterile and Industrious Workers
Australian National University IMAGE: Luke Holman. Queen bees and ants emit a chemical that alters the DNA of their daughters and keeps them as sterile…
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