Tag: Nicotine

Nicotine and Other Natural Chemicals Protect Bees from Parasites

https://entomologytoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bumble-bee-susan-ellis.jpg Bumble bees infected with a common intestinal parasite are drawn to flowers whose nectar and pollen have a medicinal effect, a new study shows. The findings, soon to be […]

Entomology Today September 2, 2015 3 Comments

CORRECTION: Caffeine Does Not Protect Bumble Bees

Last week on February 18, 2015, an Entomology Today article called “Caffeine and Nicotine May Protect Bees Against Intestinal Parasites” claimed that both of these substances helped reduce a common […]

Nicotine May Protect Bees Against Intestinal Parasites

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally stated that in addition to nicotine, caffeine was also effective. However, as this correction explains, that is not the case. The four substances that WERE […]