Queen Bees Pass Pesticides to Their Eggs to Survive, Study Finds

Queen Bees Pass Pesticides to Their Eggs to Survive, Study Finds

The post Queen Bees Pass Pesticides to Their Eggs to Survive, Study Finds appeared first on A-Z Animals.Without honeybee queens, there would not be a colony. They are the only bees that lay thousands of eggs daily to support the colony’s growth. So why would honeybee queens pass pesticides into their eggs? A new study suggests it is to survive. Queen Bees Pass Pesticides to Eggs Queen bees are the heartbeat of honeybee colonies. Without them con…

UC Davis study finds honeybee queens transfer pesticides to eggs

A new University of California, Davis study has found that honeybee queens chronically exposed to pesticides can transfer those contaminants to their eggs, a process researchers call maternal offloading.  The discovery offers new insight into how pesticide exposure may continue affecting colonies long after the initial contamination. The research, published in the journal Current Biology, is the first to document maternal offloading in honeybees…