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This study investigates how stress during the pupal development of honey bees (Apis mellifera) leads to premature hive exiting behavior, resulting in death for young workers. The researchers found that exposure to cold stress, heat stress, or Varroa mite parasitization significantly increased the rate of premature exits compared to control bees, and those that exited had smaller hypopharyngeal glands. The findings suggest that this behavior may be a form of accelerated age polyethism driven by stress, which

Author

Gica Contra

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