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Honeybees may be infecting bumblebees with deadly diseases
Bumblebees, which are in global decline, could be picking up the infections from flowers or during raids on honeybee hivesBumblebees appear to be contracting deadly diseases from their domesticated honeybee cousins, according to a study that looked at 26 UK sites. The wild bees probably pick up infections from flowers that have been visited by honeybees.The diseases are economically significant because the wild insects pollinate a large proportion of the world's crops."Wild populations of bumblebees appear to be in significant decline across Europe, North America, South America and also in Asia," said Mark Brown of the Uni...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 20, 2014 Category: Science Tags: theguardian.com Biology World news Infectious diseases Animals UK news Insects Zoology Environment Science Bees Wildlife Source Type: news
