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Study sheds light on connection of warmer springs, bees waking up earlier
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Warmer springs, according to recent research, are prompting bees to awaken earlier, endangering agricultural pollination of apples and pears.
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Warmer springs are causing bees to wake up earlier: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study, warmer springs are causing British bees to awaken earlier, threatening crop pollination of apples and pears. The research was published in Ecology and Evolution.
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Lost bumblebees use fragrance to find their way home: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
When visual information is conflicting, bumblebees utilise smell to find their nest, according to the researchers. The study was published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.'
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Lost bumblebees use scent to find their way home: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found when visual information is conflicting, bumblebees use smell to locate their nest. The study was published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.'
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Flower patterns boost bumblebee efficiency: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Many flowers, whether mallow, foxglove, or forget-me-not, feature vibrant patterns that are known in biology as nectar cues. They are thought to direct pollinating insects to the nectary as quickly as possible. This guiding activity could boost the insects' capacity to find food, which would
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Study: Flower patterns increase efficiency of bumblebees
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Whether it's a mallow, foxglove, or forget-me-not, many flowers have vivid patterns that are known in biology as nectar cues. They are thought to direct pollinating insects toward the nectary in the quickest manner. The insects' ability to find food could be improved by this guiding activity
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Research finds bumblebees' memories are poor but useful
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): According to researchers at Queen Mary University of London, along with an international team of scientists, bumblebees don't seem to keep memories of how sweet a flower was, but instead only remember if it was sweeter than another flower.
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Bumblebees balance pain perception with pursuit of food
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 27 (ANI): A new study discovered that bumblebees can modulate behavior to negotiate a trade-off between the perception of harmful stimuli and the pursuit of food. Mammals can modulate their responses to noxious stimuli, such that pain perception does not i
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Researchers find why plant diversity is so important for bee diversity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brighton [UK], February 10 (ANI): During summers, bumblebees and honey bees can be seen foraging on the same flower species, whether in Britain or many other countries. Now, researchers at the Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects (LASI) at the University of Sussex, have found that dif
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Big bumblebees take time to learn locations of best flowers: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Exeter [UK], December 30 (ANI): While big bumblebees take time to learn locations of best flowers, smaller bumblebees which have a shorter flight range and less carrying capacity do not pay special attention to flowers with the richest nectar, according to a new study.
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Honeybees responsible for decreasing population of bumblebees: study
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], July 6 (ANI): There are several species that are staring at the risk of extinction. One such species is that of bumblebees that are on the verge of extinction because of diseases spread by domestic honeybees, reports a recent study.
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