Substantial efforts to characterize the structural and functional diversity of soil, plant and
insect-associated microbial communities have illuminated the complex interacting domains …

The central aim of conservation biology is to understand and mitigate the effects of human
activities on biodiversity. To successfully achieve this objective, researchers must take an …

Highlights•The honey bee gut microbiome contains five core bacterial species mainly in
hindguts.•This core microbiome is implicated in nutrition and development of adult …

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

Correlation and association analyses are one of the most widely used statistical methods in
research fields, including microbiome and integrative multiomics studies. Correlation and …

Microplastic contamination is not only a pressing environmental concern in oceans, but also
terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about its potential impacts on pollinators …

In order to study the distribution of pesticide residues in beekeeping matrices, samples of
live in-hive worker honey bees (Apis mellifera), fresh stored pollen and beeswax were …

The gut microbiome plays an important role in bee health and disease. But it can be
disrupted by pesticides and in-hive chemicals, putting honey bee health in danger. We used …

Since the surge of microbiome research in the last decade, many studies have provided
insight into the causes and consequences of changes in the gut microbiota. Among the …

Pesticide exposure, infectious disease, and nutritional stress contribute to honey bee
mortality and a high rate of colony loss. This realization has fueled a decades-long …