Honey Bees Are Only Living Half as Long as They Did in the 1970s
Members of a honey bee colony in Cuba.Photo: YAMIL LAGE/AFP (Getty Images)In the 1970s, laboratory honey bees generally lived for over a month. But now, according to new research published in Scientific Reports, lab-kept bees only live about two weeks.The halving of the insects’ lifespan (from 34.3 days in the 1970s to 17.7 days in the 2010s) is just the latest worrying sign for a species that plays a crucial role in our environment. Honey bees have suffered huge population losses in recent years.The recent findings came…