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sillypicture t1_iwf0104 wrote

Reply to comment by Digital-Bridges in The lifespans of honey bees living in laboratory environments has dropped about 50% over the last 50 years, hinting at possible causes for the worrisome trends across the beekeeping industry, according to new research by University of Maryland entomologists. by Wagamaga

Interesting study. Either they have somehow evolved to live shorter lives (periodic/fortnightly events?) Or there are persistent stressors, which would be interesting to study persistence of, by continuing their breeding cycle in the lab (idk if that's possible or practical).

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start3ch t1_iwffne6 wrote

Is 50 years really long enough to allow insects to evolve noticably?

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sillypicture t1_iwg3y1b wrote

Doesn't it depend more on breeding ftequenct and less on absolute time period?

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