Expected prevalence of the facultative parasitoid Megaselia scalaris of honey bees in Africa and the Mediterranean region under climate change conditions

HF Abou-Shaara, AAE Darwish - International Journal of Tropical Insect …, 2021 - Springer
The biological invasion with new pests and pest status are highly impacted by future climate
change conditions. There are a number of parasitic flies that can infect honey bees causing …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing Ecological Modeling to Follow the Potential Spread of Honey Bee Pest (Megaselia scalaris) from Nearby Countries towards Saudi Arabia under …

AA Alkhalaf - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The current challenge for the development of beekeeping is the possibility of bee pests
invading new areas. It is well known that each geographical range has its unique pest …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the Potential Global Distribution of Honeybee Pest, Galleria mellonella under Changing Climate

EM Hosni, AA Al-Khalaf, MG Nasser, HF Abou-Shaara… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The greater wax moth (GWM) is a common pest of bee colonies
throughout the world. This study highlighted the global habitat suitability of GWM using the …

Infestation of Apis mellifera colonies by Megaselia scalaris (Loew, 1866) in Abruzzo and Molise regions, central-southern Italy

L Ricchiuti, M Miranda, R Venti, F Bosi… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Phoridae, which belong to the Diptera order, were identified as the cause of serious
infestations of Apis mellifera colonies in the American continent such as Phoridae from the …

Species distribution modeling of potential invasion of dwarf honey bee, Apis florea Fab., to Africa and Europe after occurrence in Egypt in view of climatic changes

HF Abou-Shaara, HM Mahfouz… - Journal of Plant …, 2021 - jppp.journals.ekb.eg
Recently, the dwarf honey bee (DB), Apis florea Fab, has invaded certain eastern parts of
Egypt. DB is expected to invade other national localities and extends to international …

[HTML][HTML] Future expansion of small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, towards North Africa and South Europe based on temperature factors using maximum entropy …

ZA Jamal, HF Abou-Shaara, S Qamer… - Journal of King Saud …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The small hive beetles (SHBs) cause dangerous damages to bee colonies in
several countries. Some African countries represent the native land to these beetles. The …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting spatial distribution of key honeybee pests in Kenya using remotely sensed and bioclimatic variables: Key honeybee pests distribution models

DM Makori, AT Fombong, EM Abdel-Rahman… - … International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Bee keeping is indispensable to global food production. It is an alternate income source,
especially in rural underdeveloped African settlements, and an important forest conservation …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the potential distribution of the predator of honey bees, Palarus latifrons, in the Arabian deserts using Maxent and GIS

AA Al-Khalaf - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives The species Palarus latifrons (bee pirates) has been recorded in Saudi
Arabia as an invasive species. This pest can destroy honey bee colonies under certain …

Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae), an opportunist parasitoid of honey bees in Cameroon

DT Cham, AT Fombong, PN Ndegwa, LW Irungu… - African …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Contemporary variation and declines in honey bee colonies in most parts of the world have
been attributed to several factors among which pests, pathogens and diseases remain …

First record of Megaselia scalaris (Loew) as a potential facultative parasitoid of Apis mellifera in India

P Debnath, D Roy - Asian Journal of Biology, 2019 - archiv.manuscptsubs.com
Aims: In 2016, suddenly a pile of dead honey bees, Apis mellifera with unfolded wings had
been noticed adjacent to the Langstroth bee boxes on the daily interval for a consecutive …