Varroa destructor is the most important ectoparasite of Apis mellifera. This review addresses
the interactions between the varroa mite, its environment, and the honey bee host, mediated …

The importance of pollination services by honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) and their products is
well-known. However, honey bee colonies currently face many challenges. These …

Adult honey bees are maintained in vitro in laboratory cages for a variety of purposes. For
example, researchers may wish to perform experiments on honey bees caged individually or …

Honey bee plays the leading role in the pollination of many wild plants and crops, but it
currently faces serious threats. Climate change is pointed out as one of the causes of the …

Monitoring physical variables associated with honeybee colonies, including weight,
temperature, humidity, respiratory gases, vibration, sound, and forager traffic, in a …

The widespread decline of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies registered in recent years
has raised great attention to the need of gathering deeper knowledge about this …

Highlights•Development of data collection, data analysis and application phases is
considered.•Decision Support Systems (DSS) are a mid-term task for Precision Beekeeping …

We investigated the connection between foraging activity of honey bees (Apis mellifera) and
local weather conditions. We measured bee egress rate along with temperature, solar …

Originally, a method to rear worker honey bee larvae in vitro was introduced into the field of
bee biology to analyse honey bee physiology and caste development. Recently, it has …

Thiamethoxam is a widely used neonicotinoid pesticide that, as agonist of the nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors, has been shown to elicit a variety of sublethal effects in honey bees …