News articles tagged with 'bee'
Study finds bees can learn differences in food's temperature
— 18 Nov 2009 11:45 | BiologyBiologists at UC San Diego have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees in locating the warm, sugar-rich nectar... — full story
Killer bees may increase food supplies for native bees
— 2 Oct 2009 10:43 | EnvironmentAggressive African bees were accidentally released in Brazil in 1957. As 'killer bees' spread northward, David Roubik, staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute,... — full story
One million award to address honeybee decline
— 2 Oct 2009 08:36 | EnvironmentScientists at Rothamsted Research and Warwick University have been awarded GBP1M by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) in partnership with Syngenta,... — full story
New research discovers worker bees in 'reproductive class war' with queen
— 10 Sep 2009 12:22 | BiologyBee colonies are well known for high levels of cooperation, but new research published in Molecular Ecology demonstrates a conflict for reproduction between worker bees and their Queens,... — full story
Genomic study yields plausible cause of colony collapse disorder
— 25 Aug 2009 13:39 | BiologyResearchers report this week that they have found a surprising but reliable marker of colony collapse disorder, a baffling malady that in 2007-2008 killed off more than a third of commercial... — full story
Honey-bee aggression study suggests nurture alters nature
— 18 Aug 2009 12:38 | BiologyA new study reveals that changes in gene expression in the brain of the honey bee in response to an immediate threat have much in common with more long-term and even evolutionary differences... — full story
A cure for honey bee colony collapse?
— 14 Apr 2009 11:28 | BiologyFor the first time, scientists have isolated the parasite Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from professional apiaries suffering from honey bee colony depopulation syndrome. They then... — full story
Team approach appears to work best for insect colonies
— 27 Mar 2009 15:04 | BiologyAnts and bees have long been recognised as tireless workers, but now new research suggests they behave like model citizens too. Unlike herds of bison or shoals of fish - where individuals... — full story
Building a better bee
— 22 Oct 2008 12:30 | BiologyA UC Davis researcher known for her honey bee line 'New World Carniolans' has crossed her bees with their Old World counterparts to enhance their positive characteristics.... — full story
Fungal foot baths could save bees
— 28 Jul 2008 10:39 | BiologyOne of the biggest world wide threats to honey bees, the varroa mite, could soon be about to meet its nemesis. Researchers at the University of Warwick are examining naturally occurring... — full story