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Day: October 15, 2012

Zombeeees!

Posted on 2012-10-152021-10-31 by Allison J. Gong

Just in time for Hallowe’en! I have photographic evidence that some of our bees have been taken over by parasitic phorid flies. These flies are a group of diverse animals, including wasps and nematode worms, described as “parasitoids.” These are not your average parasites, which generally do not cause lethal damage to their host, although as…

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