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York U study: European ancestry plays role in ‘killer’ honey bees’ aggressiveness

July 7, 2020African hybrid honey bees, Facuty of Science, genetics, honey bees, killer beessandramc

TORONTO, July 7, 2020 – What causes African hybrid honey bees (AHB), also known as killer bees, to be highly defensive and aggressive? York University researchers have found it was the mixing of African and European genetics that led to hyper-aggression in this invasive strain of honey bees. AHBs are a genetics experiment gone wrong. […]

Community scientists identify bumble bees correctly 50 per cent of the time

June 29, 2020bumble bees, citizen scientists, community science, conservation, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Facuty of Sciencesandramc

Bee photos by community scientists contribute to much needed data for conservation efforts TORONTO, June 29, 2020 – Think you can identify that bumble bee you just took a photo of in your backyard? York University researchers have found that a little more than 50 per cent of community science participants, who submitted photos to […]