Over the past decade, in some regions of the world, honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies
have experienced rates of colony loss that are difficult for beekeepers to sustain. The …

Honey bee is vital for pollination and ecological services, boosting crops productivity in
terms of quality and quantity, and production of colony products: wax, royal jelly, bee venom …

Abstract Beekeepers in the United States have experienced high losses of managed honey
bee (Apis mellifera) colonies for more than a decade. Long-term, multi-year monitoring …

Managed honey bee colony losses are of concern in the USA and globally. This survey,
which documents the rate of colony loss in the USA during the 2015–2016 season, is the …

Beekeepers attempt to manage their honey bee colonies in ways that optimize colony
health. Disentangling the impact of management from other variables affecting colony health …

Over the past decade, several countries have carried out monitoring programs of managed
honey bee colonies, which suggest beekeeping difficulties, with high colony loss rates all …

Western honey bees, Apis mellifera L.,(hereafter “honey bee”) are among the most
widespread organisms in the world, as their association with humans has led to their …

Glyphosate is the most used pesticide around the world. Although different studies have
evidenced its negative effect on honey bees, including detrimental impacts on behavior …

The neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid is applied widely for pest control in agriculture
production. However, little is known about the effects of acetamiprid on the foraging behavior …

Apis mellifera is an important bee pollinating native and crop plants but its recent population
decline has been linked to the use of pesticides, including fungicides that have been …