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

The provision of probiotics benefits the health of a wide range of organisms, from humans to
animals and plants. Probiotics can enhance stress resilience of endangered organisms …

Social corbiculate bees are major pollinators. They have characteristic bacterial
microbiomes associated with their hives and their guts. In honeybees and bumblebees …

Honey bees, and pollinators in general, play a major role in the health of ecosystems. There
is a consensus about the steady decrease in pollinator populations, which raises global …

Bee–fungus associations are common, and while most studies focus on entomopathogens,
emerging evidence suggests that bees associate with a variety of symbiotic fungi that can …

The relationship between entomopathogenic fungi and their insect hosts is a classic
example of the co-evolutionary arms race between pathogen and target host. The present …

Honeybee populations have locally and temporally declined in the last few years because of
both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the latter, one of the most important reasons is …

Pollinators, including solitary bees, are drastically declining worldwide. Among the factors
contributing to this decline, bee pathogens and different land uses are of relevance. The link …

Abstract The microsporidian Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae is one of the most common
parasites of the honeybee. A single honeybee carries many parasites and therefore multiple …

Besides representing one of the most relevant threats of fungal origin to human and animal
health, the genus Aspergillus includes opportunistic pathogens which may infect bees …