Zombie-like honeybees infested by fly parasite

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

A fly parasite that latches onto honeybees causing them to abandon their hives and die after a bout of disoriented zombie-like behaviour could be a potential threat to honeybee colonies across North America, according to researchers at San Francisco State University.

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