Penn State Expert Emphasises The Importance Of Distances In Fighting Varroa
Picture shows Prof Christina Grozinger, undated. She heads the Center for Pollinator Research at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), co-authored a recent study revealing that feral pollinators in woodlands coped better with a feared pathogen than their domesticated peers. (NewsX/Bee)

Penn State Expert Emphasises The Importance Of Distances In Fighting Varroa

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Experts One Step Closer To Decoding Bees’ Genetic Sex Determination
The Csd gene, of which there may be more than 100 variants, plays a key role in determining the sex of bees. These genes are brought together during sexual reproduction: Where the genome subsequently contains two different variants of the Csd gene, a female bee develops, which is then raised (left). Where fertilisation brings together two variants that are the same, a male bee would develop, but it is not raised by the worker bees. Male bees – the drones – are instead generated via asexual reproduction. (HHU/Paul Schwaderer/stock.adobe.com – Alekss, Tran-Photography, NewsX/Bee)

Experts One Step Closer To Decoding Bees’ Genetic Sex Determination

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