Parasitic Fly Turns Honeybees into Flying "Zombies"
Researchers have announced that zombie bees have been spotted in Western and Eastern states, said to be caused by a parasitic fly.
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Researchers have announced that zombie bees have been spotted in Western and Eastern states, said to be caused by a parasitic fly.
Hohn returned from vacation a few weeks ago to find many of his bees either dead or flying in jerky patterns and then flopping on the floor. He remembered hearing about zombie bees, so he collected several of the corpses and popped them into a plastic bag. About a week later, the Kent man had evidence his bees were infected: the pupae of parasitic flies. "Curiosity got the better of me," Hohn said. The zombie bees were the first to be confirmed in Washington state, The Seattle Times reported. San Francisco State University biologist John Hafernik first discovered zombie bees in California in ...