‘Invasional mutualism’ between honey bees and myrtle rust pathogen

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Source: Geoff S Pegg.

Newresearch has found that the Western honey bee - an introduced species to Australia - and the devastating, invasive plant fungus known as myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii) may have formed a mutually beneficial relationship known as an ’invasional mutualism’. 

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