In honeybee hives, a surprising phenomenon regularly occurs: worker bees can turn against their own queen to replace her when ...

UBC research shows how queen viral infections disrupt colony stability— and identifies a key pheromone that could help ...

Several supersedure cells on a honey bee frame indicate that the worker bees are rearing replacement queens. Dr. Alison McAffee inspects honey bee colony - horizontal Dr. Alison McAfee inspects honey ...

Queen bee standing on a supersedure cell (peanut-shaped structure, center). Within the supersedure cell is a new queen bee that the workers have reared as a replacement. Dr. Alison McAffee inspects ...