Worker Bees

Breeding, Catch The Buzz, ScienceDecember 14, 2016

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey bee teenagers speed up the aging process of their elders. Get rid of the kids and you’ll live longer, at least in a bee hive.

In honey bee colonies, a single queen is laying eggs from which thousands of worker bees are born. At a young age, workers care…

Biology, Breeding, Catch The Buzz, ScienceAugust 4, 2016

CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers identify how queen bees repress workers’ fertility

University of Otago Researchers from New Zealand’s University of Otago have discovered the molecular mechanism by which queen honeybees carefully control worker bees’ fertility….

Catch The BuzzJanuary 30, 2016

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…

Catch The BuzzNovember 10, 2015

CATCH THE BUZZ – Forager Bees ‘Turn On’ Gene Expression to Protect Themselves from Microrganisms, Toxins

A varroa mile clings to a forager (worker bee) as the bee nectars on lavender. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey) By Kathy…

CATCH THE BUZZ – Honey bee teenagers speed up the aging process of their elders. Get rid of the kids and you’ll live longer, at least in a bee hive.

CATCH THE BUZZ – Researchers identify how queen bees repress workers’ fertility

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

CATCH THE BUZZ – Forager Bees ‘Turn On’ Gene Expression to Protect Themselves from Microrganisms, Toxins

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