How adult hygienic honey bees show unique advantages in fighting infectious pathogens

For the first time, research shows that a key social trait in honey bees is linked to measurable physiological advantages ...
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Oregon State University leads study of disease threatening honeybees

A team of scientists at Oregon State University has recently received more than $4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lead a study to understand a disease threatening honeybees. The ...
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Vermont beekeepers work to produce future generations of disease-resistant bee colonies

Honey bee colonies worldwide suffered massive losses last year, but University of Vermont researchers and international partners developed a new testing method that may lead to more disease-resistant ...
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Retired police K9 creates buzz with new career sniffing out disease in honey bees

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting honey bees are enlisting a four-legged ally to sniff out danger to the prized pollinators. The ...
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OSU researchers to lead $4.2M grant study on honeybee disease

A persistent disease is killing honeybees, affecting farmers across the U.S. Now, a team of researchers — including several from Oregon State University — is on the case. With the help of a recent ...