Bees grooming each other can boost colony immunity
Honeybee grooming one of its nestmates. Credit: Dr Rita Cervo, University of Florence Honeybees that specialize in grooming their nestmates (allogroomers) to ward off pests play a central role in the colony, finds a new UCL and University of Florence study. Allogroomer bees also appear to have stronger immune systems,…
bubmagJune 2, 2020