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Study finds native bees turning to polystyrene for nesting places by Lucien Wilkinson, Curtin University

Study finds native bees turning to polystyrene for nesting places by Lucien Wilkinson, Curtin University Credit: CC0 Public Domain New Curtin University research has found that polystyrene can serve as a nesting place for native bees, which are able to exploit the man-made material for their own benefit. The study, published today in peer-reviewed journal Apidologie, […]

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Researchers must ‘bee’ sweep netting to learn more about native bees

Researchers must ‘bee’ sweep netting to learn more about native bees by Curtin University An Amegilla bee. Credit: Kit Prendergast, Curtin University Novel research into native bee populations by Curtin University provides a best practice recommendation on how to accurately monitor these important insects, with the aim of monitoring and saving bee species from emerging environmental […]

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How manuka honey helps fight infection

How manuka honey helps fight infection Manuka honey may kill bacteria by destroying key bacterial proteins. Dr Rowena Jenkins and colleagues from the University of Wales Institute – Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka honey action and found that its anti-bacterial properties were not due solely to the sugars present in the honey. The work […]

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Honey can reverse antibiotic resistance

Honey can reverse antibiotic resistance by Society for General Microbiology Manuka honey could be an efficient way to clear chronically infected wounds and could even help reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s Spring Conference in Harrogate. Professor Rose Cooper from the University of Wales Institute Cardiff […]

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Manuka honey to kill drug-resistant bacteria found in cystic fibrosis infections by Swansea University

Manuka honey to kill drug-resistant bacteria found in cystic fibrosis infections by Swansea University Pig lung extract. Credit: Swansea University Manuka honey could provide the key to a breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis patients following preliminary work by experts at Swansea University. Dr. Rowena Jenkins and Dr. Aled Roberts have found that using Manuka honey could […]

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Honey found to be a better treatment for upper respiratory tract infections than traditional remedies

Honey found to be a better treatment for upper respiratory tract infections than traditional remedies by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain A trio of researchers at Oxford University has found that honey is a better treatment for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) than traditional remedies. In their paper published in BMJ Evidence-based […]

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Recycling old genes to get new traits: How social behavior evolves in bees

Recycling old genes to get new traits: How social behavior evolves in bees by Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Bees (Megalopta genalis) become queens by subjugating their daughters, who go out to forage for food, while the queen stays at home. Credit: Callum Kingwell A team working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found evidence to […]

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Forget ‘murder hornets’, European wasps in Australia decapitate flies and bully dingoes

Forget ‘murder hornets’, European wasps in Australia decapitate flies and bully dingoes by Emma Spencer, Philip Barton, Thomas Newsome and William Ripple, The Conversation A dingo snaps at European wasps swarming a carcass site. Credit: Emma Spencer, author provided The impacts of invasive mammals such as feral horses and feral cats have featured prominently in the media over […]

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Early arrival of spring disrupts the mutualism between plants and pollinators by Hokkaido University

JULY 12, 2019 Early arrival of spring disrupts the mutualism between plants and pollinators by Hokkaido University A bumblebee visits Corydalis ambigua after overwintering. Photo taken by Yuimi Hirabayashi. Credit: Bihoro Museum Early snowmelt increases the risk of phenological mismatch, in which the flowering of periodic plants and pollinators fall out of sync, compromising seed production. […]

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