After more than a century of American Foulbrood (AFB) research, this fatal brood infection is
still among the most deleterious bee diseases. Its etiological agent is the Gram-positive …

Social immunity, which describes how individual behaviors of group members effectively
reduce disease and parasite transmission at the colony level, is an emerging field in social …

Honey bees are attacked by numerous parasites and pathogens toward which they present
a variety of individual and group-level defenses. In this review, we briefly introduce the many …

Covering: 1979 to 2010 Propolis is a honeybee product, composed mainly of wax and
resins. The latter have a plant origin and contain substances with biological activity. The …

Diverse animals have evolved an ability to collect antimicrobial compounds from the
environment as a means of reducing infection risk. Honey bees battle an extensive …

The constant pressure posed by parasites has caused species throughout the animal
kingdom to evolve suites of mechanisms to resist infection. Individual barriers and …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are constantly dealing with threats from pathogens, pests,
pesticides and poor nutrition. It is critically important to understand how honey bees' natural …

Honeybees are essential components to modern agriculture and economy. However, a
continuous increase in cases of colony losses and colony depopulation are being reported …

Highlights•We developed a biosensor based on molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP)
microporous metal-organic framework (MMOF).•The MIP was prepared by electro …

Apitherapy promises cures for diseases in human folk medicine, but the effects of honeybee
produced and foraged compounds on bee health are less known. Yet, hive products should …