Fight of the Bumblebee.

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  • Author(s): Schmid-Hempel, Paul
  • Source:
    Natural History. Nov2003, Vol. 112 Issue 9, p52-57. 6p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Diagram.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      IMMUNE system; BUMBLEBEES; BEES; INSECTS; IMMUNOLOGY
    • Abstract:
      Investigates the simple but effective immune systems of the bumblebee and its implications for the study on the evolution of immune defenses and the costs of maintaining them. Information on the trypanosome that causes prevalent diseases in bumblebees; Health hazard of collecting nectar and pollen in flowering meadows; Features of the insect immune system.