Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are key pollinators that support global agriculture and are long-
established models for developmental and behavioural research. Recently, they have …

Honeybees are important pollinators worldwide, with their gut microbiota playing a crucial
role in maintaining their health. The gut bacteria of honeybees consist of primarily five core …

The structure and distribution of genomic diversity in natural microbial communities is largely
unexplored. Here, we used shotgun metagenomics to assess the diversity of the honey bee …

Host-associated microbiomes, particularly gut microbiomes, often harbor related but distinct
microbial lineages, but how this diversity arises and is maintained is not well understood. A …

Probiotics are widely used in agriculture including commercial beekeeping, but there is little
evidence supporting their effectiveness. Antibiotic treatments can greatly distort the gut …

Pollen is the primary source of dietary protein for honey bees. It also includes complex
polysaccharides in its outer coat, which are largely indigestible by bees but can be …

Gut microbiota research is an emerging field that improves our understanding of the
ecological and functional dynamics of gut environments. The honey bee gut microbiota is a …

In recent decades an increase in the use of pesticides to protect plants from pests, diseases
and weeds has been observed. There are many studies on the effects of various pesticides …

Honey bees are a model for host–microbial interactions with experimental designs evolving
towards conventionalized worker bees. Research on gut microbiome transmission and …

Flumethrin is one of the few acaricides that permit the control of Varroa disease or varroosis
in bee colonies. However, flumethrin accumulates in hive products. We previously …