A friend of her mother saves them from hunger and misery At the age of 18, he managed a homestead and became the economic director of the family newspaper The wife of King Simeon II – Margarita Gomez Acebo, who turned 88 on January 6, had a dramatic childhood. When she was only one year … Read more
(ANSA) – ROME, JAN 05 – The world’s first vaccine for honey bees has been approved for use by the US government, stoking hopes of a new weapon against the diseases that routinely ravage the colonies on which it is relies for food pollination. The Guardian reports it. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) … Read more
Health treasures lie in nature The health and healthy lifestyle program “Sveikas rytojus” discussed how inflammatory processes begin to form in the human body, which can later turn into serious oncological diseases, and why modern medicine pays a lot of attention to the health of the intestinal microbiota. Dr. Algirdas Amšiejus, one of the most … Read more
The saliva of waxworms contains enzymes that can break down the plastic polyethylene. The accidental discovery opens up a range of potential applications for processing and recycling plastic waste. Polyethylene is one of the toughest and most widely used plastics, accounting for about 30 percent of all plastic. Biodegradation by, for example, bacteria and fungi … Read more
“I tied each hive with a black ribbon and made a knot. Then I knocked on each one and said, ‘The queen is dead, but don’t fly away. Your new master will be good to you,’” the royal beekeeper told the Daily Mail. He added that he also told them that they would serve for … Read more
HANOI – Honeybee (Apis cerana) turns out to have a unique defense mechanism when the hive is attacked by a giant bee (Vespa soror). To protect colonies and hives containing honey from giant bee attacks, honey bees ring alarm special. The scientists who carried out the study described the alarm as a disturbing shriek when … Read more