LAIST.COM - Researchers at UC Riverside are launching a multi-campus project to save the declining honey bee population.
Honey bees play a critical role in growing about one-third of the world's food, and they pollinate more than 80 types of agricultural crops. Dwindling populations mean those crops lessen, and become more expensive.
Experts at the university will work with colleagues at UC campuses in Davis, Merced and San Diego in an effort to breed bees that are more resilient to disease.