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Queens of wild bumblebees perish in human-built hives
(ORDO NEWS) — Biologists at Cornell University unexpectedly found that when breeding colonies of bumblebees, which were used for pollination, die wild bumblebee queens in the hives. On average, scientists found 10 dead queens in the hive. Due to the death of queens, the number of wild bumblebees has sharply decreased. Scientists have figured out…
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Fertilizers prevented bumblebees from feeling the electric charge of the flower
(ORDO NEWS) — The interaction of a pollinating insect with a flower is a complex and even intimate process in which morphological, biochemical, and physical factors are important. It turned out that visiting a flower and pollinating can disrupt mineral fertilizers and other chemicals that change the electrostatic charge on the surface of plants. The…
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World’s most popular weed killer has previously unnoticed effects on bumblebees
(ORDO NEWS) — A globally used herbicide makes it harder for bumble bees living in hives to retain enough heat to incubate larvae, according to new research. Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) are facing food shortages due to habitat loss and ubiquitous crop monocultures. Like honey bees, they feed on nectar collected from plants and accumulate it…
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