Bee Disease Reduced by Nature’s ‘Medicine Cabinet,’ Dartmouth-led Study Finds
Posted April 1, 2015
Bee Disease Reduced by Nature’s ‘Medicine Cabinet,’ Dartmouth-led Study Finds
HANOVER, N.H. – Nicotine isn’t healthy for people, but such naturally occurring chemicals found in flowers of tobacco and other plants could be just the right prescription for ailing bees, according to a Dartmouth College-led study. The researchers found that chemicals in floral nectar, including the alkaloids anabasine and nicotine, the iridoid glycoside catalpol and …
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