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'''Migrant Bees''' were a sapient [[insectoid]] species from [[Melissa Majoria]] which for a time resided on [[Earth]] among that planet's non-sentient [[bee]] population. Their decision to leave Earth and return home caused scientific concern on [[Earth]] about why the bee population had rapidly collapsed in the early [[21st century]]. As the [[Tenth Doctor]] discovered, though, their departure was precipitated by sensing the oncoming danger of [[Davros]] moving the [[Earth]] to the [[Medusa Cascade]].  

*The name, "Migrant Bee" is derived from the script of ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''. Though the dialogue is actually said on screen, as well, the script makes it clearer that "Migrant Bee" is a species name, rather like "Preying Mantis".

*This fall in bee populations is mirrored in real life, and possibly inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Colony Collapse Disorder|Colony Collapse Disorder]], for which the driving forces are still largely unknown. An edition of BBC Radio 4's science magazine, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qyyb The Material World]", broadcast on 3rd July 2008 discussed this issue and included clips from the relevant episodes of "Doctor Who".