Commercially managed honeybee colonies may be speeding the spread of disease to wild bee populations, according to a new study by a University of California, Riverside entomologist.

“Even in cases when the managed bees do not have a disease, they still stress local wild bees, making them more susceptible to disease,” said Peter Graystock, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Entomology and the lead author of a paper published online last week in the International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. Continue reading → summitcountyvoice.com

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