Deformed wing virus in honeybees and other insects

SJ Martin, LE Brettell - Annual review of virology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Deformed wing virus (DWV) has become the most well-known, widespread, and intensively
studied insect pathogen in the world. Although DWV was previously present in honeybee …

[HTML][HTML] Viral impacts on honey bee populations: A review

A Ullah, IT Gajger, A Majoros, SA Dar, S Khan… - Saudi journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Honey bee is vital for pollination and ecological services, boosting crops productivity in
terms of quality and quantity, and production of colony products: wax, royal jelly, bee venom …

The neonicotinoids thiacloprid, imidacloprid, and clothianidin affect the immunocompetence of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

A Brandt, A Gorenflo, R Siede, M Meixner… - Journal of insect …, 2016 - Elsevier
A strong immune defense is vital for honey bee health and colony survival. This defense can
be weakened by environmental factors that may render honey bees more vulnerable to …

Synergistic parasite-pathogen interactions mediated by host immunity can drive the collapse of honeybee colonies

F Nazzi, SP Brown, D Annoscia, F Del Piccolo… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The health of the honeybee and, indirectly, global crop production are threatened by several
biotic and abiotic factors, which play a poorly defined role in the induction of widespread …

On the Front Line: Quantitative Virus Dynamics in Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies along a New Expansion Front of the Parasite Varroa destructor

F Mondet, JR de Miranda, A Kretzschmar… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Over the past fifty years, annual honeybee (Apis mellifera) colony losses have been steadily
increasing worldwide. These losses have occurred in parallel with the global spread of the …

Multiyear survey targeting disease incidence in US honey bees

KS Traynor, K Rennich, E Forsgren, R Rose, J Pettis… - Apidologie, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The US National Honey Bee Disease Survey sampled colony pests and diseases
from 2009 to 2014. We verified the absence of Tropilaelaps spp., the Asian honey bee (Apis …

Honey production and climate change: Beekeepers' perceptions, farm adaptation strategies, and information needs

R Landaverde, MT Rodriguez, JA Parrella - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Most crops grown globally require pollination to produce food, and honey
bees are the most important pollinators. Without honey bees, the food supply would …

Superinfection exclusion and the long-term survival of honey bees in Varroa-infested colonies

GJ Mordecai, LE Brettell, SJ Martin, D Dixon… - The ISME …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Over the past 50 years, many millions of European honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies have
died as the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has spread around the world. Subsequent …

How honey bee colonies survive in the wild: testing the importance of small nests and frequent swarming

JC Loftus, ML Smith, TD Seeley - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, and the viruses that it transmits, kill the colonies of
European honey bees (Apis mellifera) kept by beekeepers unless the bees are treated with …

Impact of Varroa destructor and associated pathologies on the colony collapse disorder affecting honey bees

JM Flores, V Gámiz, Á Jiménez-Marín… - Research in veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Varroa mite is the major threat to the western honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the cause of
significant economic losses in the apiculture industry. Varroa destructor feeds on brood and …