Picture shows Dr James Dorey, undated. He recently participated in a research project focusing on pollinator biodiversity in Asia. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows the Varroa destructor (Varroa mite) an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees, undated. (USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, NewsX/Bee)
Varroa Endangers Australian Fruit And Nut Harvest
Picture shows a bee, undated. Bees take less than one second to decide whether a flower may provide them with food, a study by scientists in the United Kingdom and Australia confirms. (Théotime Colin, NewsX/Bee)
To Pollinate Or Not To Pollinate – For Bees, It’s A Split-Second Decision
Picture shows Tasmanian apiarist Lindsay Bourke, undated. He labelled the small hive beetle a "shocking pest" and warned that the species would pose a serious threat to local apiaries. (NewsX/Bee)
‘Terrible’ Hive Pest Worries Tasmanian Beekeepers
Picture shows the Flinders University in Australia, undated. The Flinders University researchers - who published their study in the magazine Biology Letters - also found out that - when supported by helpful guards in their nests - queens lay more offspring. (Flinders University, NewsX/Bee)
Complex Kin Selection Helps Native Bee To Survive
Ben Moore poses by the bees in an undated photo. An Australian apiarist has delighted his followers by posting footage which documents his no-holds-barred affection for the essential pollinators. (@BensBees, NewsX/Bee)