Nosema ceranae is a hot topic in honey bee health as reflected by numerous papers
published every year. This review presents an update of the knowledge generated in the last …

The taxonomy of honey bee A. mellifera contains a lot of issues due to the specificity of
population structure, features of biology and resolutions of honey bee subspecies …

Deformed wing virus (DWV) and its vector, the mite Varroa destructor, are a major threat to
the world's honeybees. Although the impact of Varroa on colony-level DWV epidemiology is …

Reports of honey bee population decline has spurred many national efforts to understand
the extent of the problem and to identify causative or associated factors. However, our …

Honeybee gut microbiota plays an important role in host physiology and metabolism. Recent
studies have shown that the influence of the resident microorganisms in the regulation of …

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 …

Honeybee (Apis mellifera) health is threatened globally by the complex interaction of
multiple stressors, including the parasitic mite Varroa destructor and a number of pathogenic …

Background In spite of the implementation of control strategies in honey bee (Apis mellifera)
keeping, the invasive parasitic mite Varroa destructor remains one of the main causes of …

Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) pathogens and parasites and the negative effects thereof on
honeybee populations remain an issue of public concern and the subject of active research …

The microsporidium Nosema neumanni n. sp., a new parasite of the honeybee Apis
mellifera is described based on its ultra-structural and molecular characteristics. Structures …