Nutrition Insight: Pathogenic puzzle: NanoSIMS imaging unlocks bees’ ability to synthesize nutrients for microbes

US-based researchers successfully treated honey bees with a novel immune system booster for deadly viruses causing losses of critical pollinators on a global level. In addition, omega 3-rich ahiflower oil demonstrated promising immune-boosting properties to reverse the damage caused to the mitochondria of honey bees from exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides, according to ongoing research conducted at the Université de Moncton in Canada.