Biodiversity Protects Bee Communities From Disease, University of Michigan Study Concludes
February 13, 2021
February 13, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
A new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative Michigan bees shows that the most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens.
University of Michigan researchers netted and trapped more than 4,000 bees from 60 species. The bees were collected at winter squash farms across Michigan, where both managed honeybee colonies and wild nat . . .
A new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative Michigan bees shows that the most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens.
University of Michigan researchers netted and trapped more than 4,000 bees from 60 species. The bees were collected at winter squash farms across Michigan, where both managed honeybee colonies and wild nat . . .