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

Numerous honeybee (Apis mellifera) products, such as honey, propolis, and bee venom, are
used in traditional medicine to prevent illness and promote healing. Therefore, this insect …

Adult honeybees harbor a specialized gut microbiota of relatively low complexity. While
seasonal differences in community composition have been reported, previous studies have …

American foulbrood (AFB) is a highly virulent disease afflicting honey bees (Apis mellifera).
The causative organism, Paenibacillus larvae, attacks honey bee brood and renders entire …

Managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations play a crucial role in supporting pollination
of food crops but are facing unsustainable colony losses, largely due to rampant disease …

Highlights•Honey bees harbor a simple gut microbiota that is experimentally tractable.•The
gut microbiota increases body weight gain and confers pathogen resistance.•Fermentation …

Managed populations of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) support the production of
a global food supply. This important role in modern agriculture has rendered honey bees …

The honeybee (Apis mellifera) has to cope with multiple environmental stressors, especially
pesticides. Among those, the herbicide glyphosate and its main metabolite, the …

Background Amplicon sequencing is an established and cost-efficient method for profiling
microbiomes. However, many available tools to process this data require both bioinformatics …

Background Honey bee colonies managed for agricultural pollination are highly dependent
on human inputs, especially for disease control and supplemental nutrition. Hives are …