Very rapidly after Varroa destructor invaded apiaries of Apis mellifera, the devastating effect
of this mite prompted an active research effort to understand and control this parasite. Over a …

It has been suggested that the widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides threatens bees,
but research on this topic has been surrounded by controversy. In order to synthesize which …

Propolis is one of the most fascinating honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) products. It is a plant
derived product that bees produce from resins that they collect from different plant organs …

Bees—including solitary, social, wild, and managed species—are key pollinators of
flowering plant species, including nearly three-quarters of global food crops. Their …

Queen health is crucial to colony survival of social bees. Recently, queen failure has been
proposed to be a major driver of managed honey bee colony losses, yet few data exist …

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 …

A variety of methods are used in honey bee research and differ depending on the level at
which the research is conducted. On an individual level, the handling of individual honey …

Honey bee virus research is an enormously broad area, ranging from subcellular molecular
biology through physiology and behaviour, to individual and colony-level symptoms …

From studies of behaviour, chemical communication, genomics and developmental biology,
among many others, honey bees have long been a key organism for fundamental …

Intensive agriculture can contribute to pollinator decline, exemplified by alarmingly high
annual losses of honey bee colonies in regions dominated by annual crops (eg, midwestern …