http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/newly-detected-parasite-turns-northwest-honey-bees-zombees <p>There's more trouble for your hard-working backyard honey bee. Researchers have confirmed the first cases of "zombee" bees in Washington state and in the Portland area. Infection by a parasite prompts the bees to embark on what's being called a "flight of the living dead." Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:14:41 +0000 Tom Banse 15722 at http://nwpr.org Newly Detected Parasite Turns Northwest Honey Bees Into 'Zombees'