Bumblebee survival: Keeping killer moths at bay with strategic hive spacing

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Apr 10, 2025, 1:39 pm82 pts
A study published in Frontiers in Bee Science has shown that physical distance plays a leading role in protecting bumblebees against a flying insect parasite, the bumblebee wax moth Aphomia sociella. The researchers discovered that the source of a potentially lethal infection came from the nearby hives of…

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