News tagged with bumblebee colonies
Inbred bumblebees less successful
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Declining bumblebee populations are at greater risk of inbreeding, which can trigger a downward spiral of further decline. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have provided the first proof ...
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Bumblebee re-introduced to UK
Jun 13, 2009 |
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This month, a campaign was launched to re-introduce the short-haired bumblebee to the UK from New Zealand.
Bee smart, bee healthy
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Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bumblebee colonies which are fast learners are also better able to fight off infection, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Leicester.
Bees hit a purple patch
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Jun 20, 2007 |
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A bee’s favourite colour can help them to find more food from the flowers in their environment, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
Bumblebees learn the sweet smell of foraging success
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Oct 24, 2008 |
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Bumblebees use flower scent to guide their nest-mates to good food sources, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.
Bumblebees make bee line for gardens
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Jul 23, 2007 |
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Britain's gardens are vital habitats for nesting bumblebees, new research has found. The results come from the National Bumblebee Nest Survey, which are published online in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied ...
Bumblebee flight 'triumph of power over finesse'
May 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brute force rather than aerodynamic efficiency is the key to bumblebee flight, Oxford University scientists have discovered.
Bumblebee house warming -- It takes a village
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Jan 18, 2007 |
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All bumblebees always aren't as busy as, well, a bee. It all depends on what their job is.
Fast learning bumblebees reap greater nectar rewards
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Jan 16, 2008 |
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The speed with which bees learn affects their ability to collect food from flowers, according to a new study from Queen Mary, University of London.
Smells like bees' spirit
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Aug 13, 2008 |
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Bumblebees choose whether to search for food according to how stocked their nests are, say scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.
Orphan army ants join nearby colonies
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Colonies of army ants, whose long columns and marauding habits are the stuff of natural-history legend, are usually antagonistic to each other, attacking soldiers from rival colonies in border ...
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