When ants battle bumble bees, nobody wins
November 12, 2025
November 12, 2025
RIVERSIDE, California, Nov. 12 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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When ants battle bumble bees, nobody wins
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When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the hive.
Bumble bees are already under pressure from habitat loss, disease, and pesticides. Former UC Riverside entomology graduate student Michelle Miner . . .
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When ants battle bumble bees, nobody wins
*
When bumble bees fight invasive Argentine ants for food, bees may win an individual skirmish but end up with less to feed the hive.
Bumble bees are already under pressure from habitat loss, disease, and pesticides. Former UC Riverside entomology graduate student Michelle Miner . . .
