In this episode of Bug Busters Pest Pulse, we explore the dramatic chain of events that unfolds when a bee colony loses its queen. 🐝💔

At first glance, the answer seems simple: no queen, no colony. But the deeper truth is a tangled web of chaos, desperation, and survival instincts. Host Court Parker uncovers the intense biological and social upheaval that follows a queen bee’s death — from worker bees turning on each other to foreign hive invasions and rogue mating rituals gone wrong.

This episode dives deep into:

• How long a hive can survive without its queen
• What triggers emergency queen rearing — and why it often fails
• The rise of "laying workers" and the colony-wide confusion they cause
• How some bee species handle queen loss better than others
• The shadowy role of parasitic bees in colony collapse and population decline

Whether you’re fascinated by bee biology, curious about the collapse of pollinator populations, or just love an intense nature story, this episode delivers both science and suspense.

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