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Habitat Network: Bees Use Drugs? Evidence of Self Medication

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There has been documented evidence that honey bees increase their foraging of antibiotic plant resins when under stress from fungal pathogens. Could more access to certain plants provide some solutions for decreasing bee populations?

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