In honeybee hives, a surprising phenomenon regularly occurs: worker bees can turn against their own queen to replace her when they deem her too weak. This practice, called supersedure, plays a ...

Queen bee standing on a supersedure cell (peanut-shaped structure, center). Within the supersedure cell is a new queen bee that the workers have reared as a replacement. Dr. Alison McAffee inspects ...

This is not the plot of a new Game of Thrones spinoff, but a common and violent reality in honey bee colonies. As with any ...

New research shows that viruses weaken honey bee queens, lowering pheromone signals and energy, causing workers to replace them.

Several supersedure cells on a honey bee frame indicate that the worker bees are rearing replacement queens. Dr. Alison McAffee inspects honey bee colony - horizontal Dr. Alison McAfee inspects honey ...