Parasitized bees are self-medicating in the wild

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 15:50 in Biology & Nature

Bumblebees infected with a common intestinal parasite are drawn to flowers whose nectar and pollen have a medicinal effect, a Dartmouth-led study shows. The findings suggest that plant chemistry could […]

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