John Hafernik was one of the first person to spot these “zombie bees”, he noticed them walking in circles near the sidewalk. He put them in a container and a couple of weeks later, they died. He then discovered that the jar was filled with tiny brown fly pupae. How did these bees get here? The pupae were “zombie flies”. When a female zombie fly lands on a honeybee, they inject the fly eggs into it. Soon after the larvae hatch in the bee and feed on its insides. These zombie bees leave their hives at night, which is abnormal for healthy honeybees. According to Hafernik, at night bees huddle in their hives for warmth. It would be dangerous for them to go out on their own. Zombie bees are also attracted to
