Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are constantly dealing with threats from pathogens, pests, pesticides and poor nutrition. It is critically important to understand how honey bees' natural …
Evidence for global bee population declines has catalyzed a rapidly evolving area of research that aims to identify the causal factors and to effectively assess the status of …
F Masood, JM Thebeau, A Cloet, IV Kozii… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
European foulbrood (EFB) is a disease of honey bee larvae caused by Melissococcus plutonius. In North America, oxytetracycline (OTC) is approved to combat EFB disease …
P Saelao, RS Borba, V Ricigliano… - Biology …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Honeybees have developed many unique mechanisms to help ensure the proper maintenance of homeostasis within the hive. One method includes the collection of …
N Morfin, R Anguiano-Baez… - … Clinics: Food Animal …, 2021 - vetfood.theclinics.com
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are arguably the most beneficial of all insects due to their valuable pollinating services for agricultural crops and wild plants, which contribute to …
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are an agriculturally important pollinator species that live in easily managed social groups (ie, colonies). Unfortunately, annual losses of honey bee …
P Negri, E Villalobos, N Szawarski, N Damiani… - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
The high annual losses of managed honey bees (Apis mellifera) has attracted intensive attention, and scientists have dedicated much effort trying to identify the stresses affecting …
Studies of the ecoimmunology of feral organisms can provide valuable insight into how host– pathogen dynamics change as organisms transition from human-managed conditions back …
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are threatened by numerous pathogens and parasites. To prevent infections they apply cooperative behavioral defenses, such as allo-grooming and …