Invading parasite wipes out bee colonies across the UK

“BRITAIN’S HONEY bees are coming under renewed attack from a deadly parasitic insect which is putting the whole honey industry under threat.

More than 4,000 apiaries (bee farms) in more than 50 counties have been infected with the varroa mite, a microscopic bloodsucking pest which came to the UK from continental Europe in 1992.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/invading-parasite-wipes-out-bee-colonies-across-the-uk-1101682.html

Bees being turned into ‘zombies’ by parasite – mirror.co.uk

“Honey bees are abandoning their hives and being turned into “zombies” by a deadly fly parasite in their stomachs.

The parasite makes the bees flee their hives and then walk round and round in circles before dying. It also makes them seek out bright lights.

The parasite lays its’ eggs inside the abdomen of the honey bee. About a week after the bee dies, the pupae emerge from the throats and heads of the dead bees.”

Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-world/2012/01/04/bees-being-turned-into-zombies-by-parasite-115875-23677687/#ixzz1iaZ9uZuS

 

Parasiet verandert miljoenen bijen in zombies – Bedreigde Dieren – De Morgen

“Miljoenen honingbijen, die al geteisterd worden door dodelijke virussen en schimmels, sterven nu ook nog eens door een parasiet die het op hen heeft voorzien. Dat schrijft AD.nl. Biologen in het Amerikaanse San Francisco ontdekten dat het kleine vliegje zich nestelt in het bijenlichaam, waardoor de insecten ander gedrag gaan vertonen. Zo verlaten ze hun korf en lopen rond als zombies. Kort daarna vallen ze dood neer.”

http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/5381/Bedreigde-Dieren/article/detail/1372922/2012/01/04/Parasiet-verandert-miljoenen-bijen-in-zombies.dhtml#.TwWbS-CJR89.wordpress

As climate change sets in, plants and bees keep pace

“An analysis of bee collection data over the past 130 years shows that spring arrives about 10 days earlier than in the 1880s, and bees and flowering plants have kept pace by arriving earlier in lock-step. The study also found that most of this shift has occurred since 1970, when the change in mean annual temperature has increased most rapidly, according to Bryan Danforth, Cornell professor of entomology, who co-authored a study published the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Dec. 5, 2011.)”

As climate change sets in, plants and bees keep pace.

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