Bees 'self-medicate' when infected with some pathogens

Friday, March 30, 2012 - 11:31 in Biology & Nature

Honey bees "self-medicate" when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen.

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