In the apiary, too, infected queens had problems. The worse a queen’s infection was, the more likely her workers were to ...

Worker bees stage coordinated revolts when viral infections weaken their queen and lower her pheromone output. This disruption drives many of the queen failures that beekeepers struggle with today.

The discovery brings the total species of bees found in Vermont to 352, which is more than any other northern New England ...

New research reveals how viral infections in queen bees disturb colony stability and pinpoints a specific pheromone that may help preserve unity and productivity within hives. It may sound like the ...

Bees obviously can’t use this skill on human level, but this progress could help scientists better grasp complex ...

Researchers observed nests created by ants of the Lasius genus and found out how their members attack their own mothers due ...

Fire officials said Queen Creek Junior School students were outside on the athletic field practicing a fire drill shortly ...

Honey bee colonies have a surprising way of ensuring survival. When a queen bee weakens due to virus infection, her pheromone signals decline. Worker bees sense this weakness and instinctively raise a ...

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It sounds like the plot of a medieval historical drama: A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such high-stakes coups ...

Queen bee standing on a supersedure cell (peanut-shaped structure, center). Within the supersedure cell is a new queen bee that the workers have reared as a replacement. It sounds like the plot of a ...

FACING A CRISIS THAT THREATENS THEIR EXISTENCE. RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN SHOWS OUR STATE IS AMONG THE HARDEST HIT, LOSING AS MUCH AS 70% OF BEE COLONIES IN THE PAST YEAR. KETV ...