Tag Archives: Apocephalus borealis

Zombees in Canada

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Ron Miksha

I wish I had good news. Canada’s first confirmed case of zombees has appeared – on Vancouver Island, out in the Pacific. Hundreds of kilometres from my home in Calgary.  Zombie zombees, like the human kind, are undeads who are … Continue reading →

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Halloween Trick and Treat

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Ron Miksha

If you grew up in the British Isles or North America, you probably dressed as a ghoul or a super-hero each year on Halloween. For those of you outside the sphere of Celtic autumn rituals, you might not know that … Continue reading →

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Zombie Bees

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Ron Miksha

More bad news: a deadly fly parasite was spotted for the first time on honey bees, reported researchers at San Francisco State University in 2012.  The fly, Apocephalus borealis, deposits its eggs into a bee’s abdomen. After the honey bee … Continue reading →

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