Purdue: Research Team Explores Genomic Options to Enhance Honeybee Resilience
December 07, 2023
December 07, 2023
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
Beekeepers lose between 30% and 40% of their colonies annually, mostly to parasites and pathogens. Losses during one bad year in Indiana reached 60%.
"The traditional methods of bee breeding have been around for nearly 100 years," said Purdue University's Brock Harpur, assistant professor of entomology. Although breeders have made progress, many of their methods re . . .
Beekeepers lose between 30% and 40% of their colonies annually, mostly to parasites and pathogens. Losses during one bad year in Indiana reached 60%.
"The traditional methods of bee breeding have been around for nearly 100 years," said Purdue University's Brock Harpur, assistant professor of entomology. Although breeders have made progress, many of their methods re . . .