Zombie Fly (suggested common name) Apocephalus borealis Brues (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae)
The zombie fly is primarily a parasitoid of bumble bees and wasps in North America. In 2012, Dr. John Hafernik and his colleagus at San Francisco State University discovered that Apocephalus borealis also parasitizes honey bees. Parasitized honey bees show zombie-like behavior by leaving their hive...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2015-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/129015 |
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