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Breeding “cleaner” bees may stop varroa mites in their tracks - Earth ...
Apr 7, 2022 ... Honey bees are pollinators of flowering plants all over the world and are therefore critical for the production of food crops.
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Deadly honey bee diseases are influenced by the weather - Earth.com
Nov 9, 2021 ... Honey bees worldwide have been hit hard by a number of diseases. New research published in the journal Scientific Reports, ...
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Killer bees are aggressive by nurture, not just by nature - Earth.com
Jul 7, 2020 ... A new study may help to unravel this mystery, showing that aggressive behavior among honey bees is primarily influenced by the genetic ...
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Multiple pesticides linked to death of honey bee colonies - Earth.com
Oct 7, 2016 ... Honey bee colonies in the United States have been dying at high rates for over a decade, and agricultural pesticides–including fungicides, ...
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How honeybees fly with loads of nectar in rising temperatures ...
Feb 13, 2024 ... Honeybees' ingenious flight adjustments. The findings were remarkable: at temperatures up to 86 degrees Fahrenheit, bees exhibited increased ...
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Are Bees Endangered? - Earthpedia - Earth.com
The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most important pollinator for agriculture. These bees are cultivated on every continent except Antarctica. This ...
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Honeybees need a balanced diet for optimal health - Earth.com
Jul 30, 2024 ... Study shows honeybees need a balanced diet for better health and performance. An unbalanced diet delays nursing and reduces care for larvae.
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Bees and Agriculture: A Love Story - Earth.com - Earthpedia
Honey bees, in particular, provide up to 80% of pollination for cultivated crops. bee hive. [Image via Pixabay user Pexels].
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Bee conservation relies on plant diversity - Earth.com
Feb 10, 2021 ... The researchers identified a link between flower morphology and energy efficiency that affects the foraging behavior of bumblebees and honey bees.
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Killer bees in Puerto Rico evolved to be less aggressive - Earth.com
Nov 16, 2017 ... A new genomic study of Africanized honey bees in Puerto Rico reveals that while they mostly resemble their African ancestors, a few regions of their DNA are ...
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