Protecting honey bees (Apis mellifera) from thermal stress: Probiotics and prebiotics buffer the survival and antioxidant enzyme activity (IMAGE)

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Protecting honey bees (Apis mellifera) from thermal stress: Probiotics and prebiotics buffer the survival and antioxidant enzyme activity

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Honeybees given prebiotics and probiotics may survive better under temperature-related stress, suggesting that such nutritional supplements might enhance colony resilience.

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Dr. Najmeh Sahebzadeh, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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