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Title: Interesting news story - Parasitic flys on bees.
Post by: bernsad on January 05, 2012, 02:13:44 am

I thought this was rather fascinating.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/8398712/parasitic-fly-may-explain-bee-deaths (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/8398712/parasitic-fly-may-explain-bee-deaths)

Title: Re: Interesting news story - Parasitic flys on bees.
Post by: Birdswood on January 05, 2012, 08:35:02 am

I agree Bernsad. If they're correct and from reading that article they may very well be, it would explain that debilitating phenomenon that has been such a mystery to beekeepers and scientists everywhere.
It may be now that all they need is a biological "can of Mortein" to bring the parasite under control.
Thanks for posting that.

Leigh

Title: Re: Interesting news story - Parasitic flys on bees.
Post by: bernsad on January 06, 2012, 09:18:50 pm

I find it fascinating that an insect can have an even smaller insect as a parasite. It wouldn't surprise me if those flys had something parasitising them as well.

Title: Re: Interesting news story - Parasitic flys on bees.
Post by: CapnChkn on January 09, 2012, 01:22:06 pm

For those fleas have lesser fleas,
to scratch and claw and bite'em.
And these fleas have lesser fleas,
so on, Ad Infinitum...

Title: Re: Interesting news story - Parasitic flys on bees.
Post by: Lone on January 10, 2012, 07:23:13 am

Do bacteria live on bacteria?

Title: Re: Interesting news story - Parasitic flys on bees.
Post by: iddee on January 10, 2012, 09:38:12 am

And it may just be another case of media hype.


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http://www.beekeepingforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5252&p=42597#p42597 (http://www.beekeepingforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=5252&p=42597#p42597)