Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

A Beaurepaire, N Piot, V Doublet, K Antunez… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the past centuries, viruses have benefited from globalization to spread across the globe,
infecting new host species and populations. A growing number of viruses have been …

The Biology and Control of the Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella

CA Kwadha, GO Ong'amo, PN Ndegwa, SK Raina… - Insects, 2017 - mdpi.com
The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, is a ubiquitous pest of the honeybee,
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, and Apis cerana Fabricius. The greater wax moth larvae burrow …

A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline

LV Dicks, TD Breeze, HT Ngo, D Senapathi… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Pollinator decline has attracted global attention and substantial efforts are underway to
respond through national pollinator strategies and action plans. These policy responses …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and perspectives for beekeeping in Ethiopia. A review

K Gratzer, K Wakjira, S Fiedler… - Agronomy for Sustainable …, 2021 - Springer
The honey bee is an important fruit and vegetable pollinator and a producer of honey and
other hive products. Beekeeping is a sustainable and high-potential activity for local …

Significance of apoidea as main pollinators. ecological and economic impact and implications for human nutrition

P Hristov, B Neov, R Shumkova, N Palova - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wild and managed bees provide pollination services to crops and wild plants, as well as a
variety of other services beneficial to humans. Honey bees are the most economically …

Geographical Distribution and Selection of European Honey Bees Resistant to Varroa destructor

Y Le Conte, MD Meixner, A Brandt, NL Carreck… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major challenge to honey bee
populations worldwide. Some honey bee populations are resistant to the mite, but most of …

The diversity decline in wild and managed honey bee populations urges for an integrated conservation approach

D Panziera, F Requier, P Chantawannakul… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Many parts of the globe experience severe losses and fragmentation of habitats, affecting
the self-sustainability of pollinator populations. A number of bee species coexist as wild and …

Safeguarding human–wildlife cooperation

JEM van der Wal, CN Spottiswoode… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human–wildlife cooperation occurs when humans and free‐living wild animals actively
coordinate their behavior to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. These interactions …

The Darwin cure for apiculture? Natural selection and managed honeybee health

P Neumann, T Blacquière - Evolutionary applications, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent major losses of managed honeybee, Apis mellifera, colonies at a global scale have
resulted in a multitude of research efforts to identify the underlying mechanisms. Numerous …

Effects of a neonicotinoid pesticide on thermoregulation of African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata)

S Tosi, FJ Démares, SW Nicolson, P Medrzycki… - Journal of Insect …, 2016 - Elsevier
Thiamethoxam is a widely used neonicotinoid pesticide that, as agonist of the nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors, has been shown to elicit a variety of sublethal effects in honey bees …