In 1822, Europeans brought honey bees to Australia as agricultural heroes; 200 years later, researchers found they were helping tree death spread faster than wind

New research published in NeoBiota suggests western honey bees may be helping spread myrtle rust, a destructive fungal ...
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"Invasional mutualism" between honey bees and myrtle rust pathogen

New research published in NeoBiota has found that the Western honey bee - an introduced species to Australia - and the devastating, invasive plant fungus known as myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) ...
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The secret life of Rust Belt beekeepers

Deep in the defunct industrial zones and backyards of Buffalo, N.Y., there’s a buzz developing — quite literally, in the form of secret beehives. Across the city, a small network of under-the-radar ...

In 1822, European settlers brought honey bees to Australia; two centuries later, scientists found they were spreading a tree-killing plague farther than the wind eve…

Honey bees have long been regarded as one of the most valuable assets to agriculture. Brought to Australia by European ...