Honey bees, and pollinators in general, play a major role in the health of ecosystems. There
is a consensus about the steady decrease in pollinator populations, which raises global …

Honey bees are model organisms for microbiota research. Gut microbiomes are very
interesting for surveys due to their simple structure and relationship with hive production …

In Hungary, as part of a nationwide, climatically balanced survey for a next-generation
sequencing-based study of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) gut microbiome, repeated …

Knowledge regarding the honey bee pathogens borne by invasive bee pests remains
scarce. This investigation aimed to assess the presence in Aethina tumida (small hive …

The honeybee Apis mellifera is highly appreciated worldwide because of its products, but
also as it is a pollinator of crops and wild plants. The beehive is vulnerable to infections due …

Vespa orientalis is spreading across the Italian and European territories leading to new
interactions among species, which could lead to the transmission of pathogens between …

Pollinators are vitally important for the maintenance of ecosystems and the reproduction of
most spontaneous and cultivated plants. However, in the last decades, they are suffering …

Infections caused by Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae, Nosema spp. are frequently
observed in bee colonies. The aim of this study was to determine the age at which honey …

Bees represent not only a valuable asset in agriculture, but also serve as a model organism
within contemporary microbiology. The metagenomic composition of the bee superorganism …

The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray, is a parasite of honey bee colonies and
causes the fermentation of honey as well as colony collapse. Outbreaks have been …