Ants are often attracted to beehives due to their large stores of larvae, pupae, and honey. Intrusion can cause devastating damage to honey bee colonies, as the ants will even eat bee’s protein ...

Ants eat bee larvae and can quickly take over entire hives, which may push a weak bee colony to collapseCredit: National Institute for Environmental Studies But the Japanese variety of honey bees ...

Ever seen a bee slap an ant? We imagine the answer to that is “no”, but if you’re now desperate to know what that looks like, well, today’s your lucky day. Researchers from the National ...

Deformed wing virus is said to be responsible for death of millions of honey bee colonies Higher levels of DWV was found in colonies attacked by invasive ants "These viral dynamics are a hidden ...

Ants are often attracted to beehives due to their large stores of larvae, pupae, and honey. Intrusion can cause devastating damage to honey bee colonies, as the ants will even eat bee’s protein-rich ...