Illustrative image shows a man spraying pesticides to crops, undated. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Colletes inaequalis, undated. Experts at the University of California (UC) investigating the behaviour of the Colletes inaequalis - a ground-nesting species also known as plasterer bee - determined that its microbiome is one of the most fermentative of all the insects in the world. (USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory, NewsX/Bee)
North American Bee Species Ferments Food In Bacteria Cells
The venom of wild bees such as the violet carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea), with its main component melittin, is less aggressive than that of honey bees, a team from the LOEWE Center TBG discovered, undated photo. In the future, it could be used against breast cancer cells, among other things. (Björn M. von Reumont, NewsX/Bee)
Bee Venom Study Hints Breast Cancer Treatment Prospect
Illustrative image shows a man spraying pesticides to crops, undated. (NewsX/Bee)