Bees—including solitary, social, wild, and managed species—are key pollinators of
flowering plant species, including nearly three-quarters of global food crops. Their …

RNAi is applied as a new and safe method for pest control in agriculture but efficiency and
specificity of delivery of dsRNA trigger remains a critical issue. Various agents have been …

The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is of major economic and ecological importance,
with elevated rates of colony losses in temperate regions over the last two decades thought …

In this study, we analyzed full-length SARS-CoV-2 genomes from multiple countries to
determine early trends in the evolutionary dynamics of the novel COVID-19 pandemic …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) have contributed significantly to the current biodiversity
crisis, leading to widespread epidemics and population loss. Owing to genetic variation in …

Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV) is a widespread RNA virus of honey bees that has been
linked with colony losses. Here we describe the transmission, prevalence, and genetic traits …

Bees are considered to be threatened globally, with severe overwinter losses of the most
important commercial pollinator, the Western honeybee, a major concern in the Northern …

Due to their error-prone replication, RNA viruses typically exist as a diverse population of
closely related genomes, which is considered critical for their fitness and adaptive potential …

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is considered one of the most damaging pests in honey bees
since the spread of its vector, Varroa destructor. In this study, we sequenced the whole …

Diseases are known to be one of the major contributors to colony losses. Within a Europe-
wide experiment on genotype—environment interactions, an initial 621 colonies were set up …