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This is also affecting crop production and food supply warns Daisley. It is a cascading effect he says. According to a  study a lack of bees is already limiting the supply of certain crops including apples blueberries and cherries in  US states. By targeting hives with probiotics the scientists aimed to reestablish microbial balances a scientific fellow at Seed Health.

Alongside a team of researchers from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute in Canada he delivered three probiotic strains to more than  large commercial hives in California Mobile App Development Service using a spray and a pollen patty infusion. Both methods were shown to be highly effective at warding off bacterial and fungal pathogens. The probiotics also increased the growth of the targeted hives says Daisley.



Partnering with Seed Health the scientists are now developing patents for the strains. Scientists have shown that probiotics can ward off pathogens in honeybee hives Credit Getty Images Scientists have shown that probiotics can ward off pathogens in honeybee hives Credit Getty Images Onyeaka warns however that while scientific developments such as trialing these honey bee probiotics and the cyanobacteria discovered in Vulcano are promising it is important to proceed cautiously.