1·A recent study revealed that honeybees responsible for hive-temperature maintenance purposely raised the hives' temperature when colonies were inoculated with A.
最近的一项研究表明,负责维持蜂巢温度的蜜蜂在蜂群接种 A 后,会有意识地提高蜂巢的温度。
2·His previous research has shown honeybees can fly up to nine miles to patches of heather.
他之前的研究就已经显示出蜜蜂能够飞到九英里外的几片石南花。
3·Last year more than 30% of honeybees died from disease, mainly varroa mite.
去年有超过30%的蜜蜂死于疾病,其中大部分由蜂螨造成。
4·According to scientists from the Defense Advanced Research Laboratory (DARPA), who have been working with honeybees since 1999, bees can actually challenge dogs when it comes to sense of smell.
自从1999年以来,防卫高级研究实验室(DARPA)的科学家们一直对蜜蜂进行研究。根据他们的研究,蜜蜂与狗相比,前者的嗅觉完全不输给后者。
5·Only 46 percent of normal European honeybees typically survive through winter, but the supercharged bees have a 75 percent survival rate.
一般情况下,只有46%的欧洲蜜蜂能够熬过严冬,而“超级蜜蜂”的存活率达到了75%。