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Beetle biology to protect beehives

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

A new way to lessen damage from small hive beetles in honey bee colonies has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Gainesville, Fla. Small hive beetles (Aethina tumida) began appearing in U.S. hives during the past 15 to 20 years and now infest bee colonies throughout the East.  Peter Teal, leader of [...]

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Bees, a new source for silk

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Moths and butterflies, particularly silkworms, are well known producers of silk. And we all know spiders use it for their webs. But they are not the only invertebrates who make use of the strength and versatility of silk. Dr Tara Sutherland and her group from CSIRO Entomology are looking at silks produced by other insects [...]

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