The Study of a New Parasitism in Honeybees
The Phorid Project aims to track the parasitism of
For now we invite you to read our discovery paper:
Honeybees by the Phorid fly Apocephalus borealis.
We will soon provide an FAQ to clarify information,
along with an online structure to collect data on
parasitism from citizen scientists so that we can
determine the extent of parasitism world-wide.
A New Threat to Honey Bees, the Parasitic Phorid Fly Apocephalus borealis
PLoS ONE, January 3, 2012
photo by Christopher Quock
Interviews with researchers:
John Hafernik on Science Friday, NPR Radio, January 6, 2012
Andrew Core on NPR Weekend Edition, January 7, 2012
Please address your inquiries to the following:
Distribution of Apocephalus borealis parasitism: jonathan@phoridproject.org
Honeybee Health: andrew@phoridproject.org
News and Media: john@phoridproject.org
General information about Phorid flies: bbrown@nhm.org
Beekeeper Liason: robert@phoridproject.org
Biology of Apocephalus borealis: christopher@phoridproject.org
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