In 1822, Europeans brought honey bees to Australia as agricultural heroes; 200 years later, researchers found they were helping tree death spread faster than wind

New research published in NeoBiota suggests western honey bees may be helping spread myrtle rust, a destructive fungal ...
EurekAlert!

"Invasional mutualism" between honey bees and myrtle rust pathogen

New research published in NeoBiota has found that the Western honey bee - an introduced species to Australia - and the devastating, invasive plant fungus known as myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) ...

In 1822, European settlers brought honey bees to Australia; two centuries later, scientists found they were spreading a tree-killing plague farther than the wind eve…

Honey bees have long been regarded as one of the most valuable assets to agriculture. Brought to Australia by European ...
Phys.org

How robotic hives and AI are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you're getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators. The unit—dubbed a BeeHome—is an industrial upgrade ...
The New York Times

City Beekeepers: The Dos and Don’ts of Maintaining an Urban Hive

It’s perfectly legal to keep registered honeybee hives in the city, but they can’t become a nuisance to the neighbors. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: We live in a building on the Upper West Side. Bees from ...
Los Angeles Times

How AI and robot hives are lowering the risk of bee colony collapse in California

Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you’re getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators. The unit — dubbed a BeeHome — is an industrial ...