Deadly Pathogen Alters Honey Bee Behavior to Gain Access to Foreign Hives, Researchers Find

Honey bees touch their mouthparts and antennae together to share food and information, but the practice also can transmit viruses. Fred Zwicky / University of Illinois Honey bees guarding the entrances to their respective hives are twice as likely to allow access to virus-infected trespassers, suggesting that the pathogen […]

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