Illustrative image of Varroa destructor (Varroa mite) an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees, undated. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab/ NewsX/BF)
Illustrative image of a moth, undated. Researchers at the University of Sussex in Falmer, East Sussex, examined the activity of moths at 10 sites in south-eastern England in July 2021 to compare their efforts with daytime pollinators. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows the active grid used to generate turbulent wind for the bees, undated. Physicist Bardia Hejazi aimed at finding out whether strong winds reduce the speed at which the social insects are flying. (Bardia Hejazi, NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows a bee on a dandelion, undated. Informing people about the crucial role of bees may not suffice to save them, an American scientist has warned. (Thomas Hochwarter, NewsX/Bee)
Illustrative image of hives, undated. An apiarist who manages two million honeybees has said humans should take the social insects' demeanour and interaction as an example. (Thomas Hochwarter, NewsX/Bee)