News articles tagged with 'bee' (Page 9)
For honey bee queens, multiple mating makes a difference
— 9 Oct 2007 12:30 | BiologyThe success of the 'reign' of a honey bee queen appears to be determined to a large degree by the number of times she mates with drone bees. That is what research by scientists in the…
Elephants fear of angry bees could help to protect them
— 9 Oct 2007 08:19 | BiologyAt a time when encroaching human development in former wildlife areas has compressed African elephants into ever smaller home ranges and increased levels of human-elephant conflict,…
Cyprian honeybees kill their enemy by smothering them
— 18 Sep 2007 16:05 | BiologyFor the first time, researchers have discovered that when Cyprian honeybees mob and kill their arch enemy, the Oriental hornet, the cause of death is asphyxiation. They reported their…
Remote Scottish islands a stronghold for one of the rarest insects in the UK
— 13 Sep 2007 10:33 | BiologyMultiple nest sites of one of the UK's rarest bees have been discovered by RSPB Scotland staff and enthusiasts on the Uists, revealing the islands to be the most important habitat in…
Virus named as possible factor in honey bee disorder
— 6 Sep 2007 20:06 | EnvironmentA comparison of healthy and unhealthy bee colonies points to a virus contributing to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), according to a report being published by the journal Science, at…