LARAMIE, Wyo., April 22 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:
Wild bumble bees are in decline, and various parasites may be a major cause. But there
hasn't been any data on whether Wyoming bees have parasites and to what degree --
until now.
Amy Storey, a University of Wyoming third-year master's student in zoology and physiology,
shed light on her research when she took center stage at the recent Wyoming Chapter
of the Wildlife Society meeting in Sheridan.
Her presentation, titled "Parasites and Bumble Bee Decline in Wyoming," was named
the winning entry for a master's student at the event April 8.
"I think my project presentation won because the project has had a lot of time to
mature into a cohesive story ...