Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Maybe call them the "Flying Dead" of the insect world: A parasite is making honey bees act like zombies.
The so-called "zombie bees" caught the attention of entomologist John Hafernik at San Francisco State University a couple years ago. He has since been leading a citizen scientist effort, dubbed ZomBee Watch, to track the strange phenomenon across the country.
John Hafernik joined host A Martinez to tell more about how the parasite, and how its impacting the already-suffering population of honey bees in the United States.
To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.