Studi menemukan lebah madu menjadi agresif tanpa serbuk sari

Sebuah studi lapangan baru menunjukkan bahwa lebah madu yang kekurangan serbuk sari menjadi lebih agresif dan menunjukkan tanda-tanda stres. Para peneliti menyimulasikan kekurangan serbuk sari selama lima minggu untuk meneliti efeknya terhadap perilaku dan kesehatan lebah.

Penelitian ini dipimpin oleh Elizabeth Walsh dari Agricultural Research Service di Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research Unit di Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Para ilmuwan dari Pollinator Health in Southern Crop Ecosystem Research Unit di Stoneville, Mississippi, juga turut serta dalam pekerjaan ini. Mereka membandingkan kelompok lebah eksperimental yang menerima serbuk sari terbatas dengan kelompok kontrol yang memiliki pasokan memadai.

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