Another species of Varroa mite threatens European honeybees

Another species of Varroa mite threatens European honeybees West Lafayette IN (SPX) Nov 18, 2016 - A sister species of the Varroa destructor mite is developing the ability to parasitize European honeybees, threatening pollinators already hard pressed by pesticides, nutritional deficiencies and disease, a Purdue University study says. Researchers found that some populations of Varroa jacobsoni mites are shifting from feeding and reproducing on Asian honeybees, their preferred host, to Eu ... more

Tech would use drones and insect biobots to map disaster areas Raleigh, NC (SPX) Nov 18, 2016 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas - such as collapsed buildings after a disaster. "The idea would be to release a swarm of sensor-equipped biobots - such as remotely controlled cockroaches - into a coll ... more

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