Associate Research Professor in Entomology Brandon Hopkins shows off a stinger less drone he pulled off a frame from a hive. The presence of drones, which exist only to breed with a queen, is a sign a hive is getting ready to swarm, Hopkins said.
May 17, 2021
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WSU Bee research center slowly buzzing with activity
OTHELLO — As Kelley Kulhanek examined the frame covered with bees, turning it over with hands covered in blue nitrile gloves, she felt something just below the bottom knuckle of her left index finger.