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"Previous studies showed that failing queens were heavily infected with viruses, and now we know that those infections can lead to supersedure, which is risky for the colony and expensive for beekeepers to manage."

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

This replacement process, known as supersedure, begins when thousands of worker bees sense that their queen is no longer producing enough eggs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

For years, beekeepers have noted increasing issues with queen failure and early supersedure.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

But I appeal to them not to vote for this supersedure clause.

From American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Johnston, Alexander

These are ever subject to change and supersedure according to exigencies of time, place and condition.

From The Promulgation of Universal Peace by `Abdu'l-Bahá