York University research may help save rapidly declining bees TORONTO, February 15, 2019 – The key to breeding disease-resistant honeybees could lie in a group of genes – known for controlling hygienic behaviour – that enable colonies to limit the spread of harmful mites and bacteria, according to genomics research conducted at York University. Some […]
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New test finds memory of honeybee foragers better than nurse bees, York U
The new method could lead to a deeper understanding of how bees communicate location and space through their waggle dance. TORONTO, Monday, July 16, 2018 – A new food reward test has found that foraging honeybees are better at remembering where to find nectar, than younger nurse bees, and it has to do with behaviour, […]
Exposure to neonics results in early death for honeybee workers and queens, York U study
TORONTO, Thursday, June 29, 2017 – Worker and queen honeybees exposed to field realistic levels of neonicotinoids die sooner, reducing the health of the entire colony, a new study led by York University biologists has found. The researchers were also surprised to find that the neonicotinoid contaminated pollen collected by the honeybees came not from […]
Genomic project gets $7.3M to breed Canadian winter-hardy honeybees
TORONTO, November 4, 2015 – Canada’s honeybees, imported mostly from warm southern climes, are dying in the Canadian cold. About a quarter of the colonies die each winter forcing beekeepers to bring in more from the United States, increasing the risk of importing aggressive “killer” bees or new diseases. Bee genomics expert Professor Amro Zayed […]
