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Monday, November 24, 2025
TopicHoneybees

Topic: Honeybees

Ukraine to Iran, a deadly honeybee parasite is on the rise. Old treatments won’t work

Research is underway in Thailand and China to develop management strategies. Unless effective treatments are found soon, the spread of this new mite could be catastrophic.

Why India needs to bet its money on the right honey

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

The bee, not the brand — India needs to bet its money on the right honey

India has been using honey for thousands of years. And right when it needed it the most — Covid season — CSE accused most top brands including Dabur and Patanjali of adulterating.

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe she’s a honeybee—How insects survive without antibodies

In ‘Every Creature Has A Story’, Janaki Lenin writes about how hard-working bees avoid disease while living in densely-populated hives.

Honeybees’ waggle dance has different dialects — study solves 70-yr-old mystery

The waggle dance is a unique form of communication of honeybees, which is used to convey the distance and direction of a food source.

We just taught bees a simple number language – and they got it

This shows us that while no non-human species appear to have developed number symbols, it is not because they lack brain capacity.

The honeybee is cute, charismatic, and misunderstood

Experts say honeybees don't need to be saved. By focusing too much on them, we risk ignoring certain problems faced by all the other bees.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.