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Bees found an unlikely new food source, and it could reshape how a destructive forest disease travels

  • May 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Bees found an unlikely new food source, and it could reshape how a destructive forest disease travels
New research published in NeoBiota has found that the Western honey bee—an introduced species to Australia—and the devastating, invasive plant fungus known as myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) may have formed a mutually beneficial relationship known as "invasional mutualism."

Originally published at Phys.org

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