Cultivation of pollinator-dependent crops has expanded globally, increasing our reliance on
insect pollination. This essential ecosystem service is provided by a wide range of managed …

Neonicotinoids are now the most widely used insecticides in the world. They act
systemically, travelling through plant tissues and protecting all parts of the crop, and are …

The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most frequent floral visitor of crops worldwide,
but quantitative knowledge of its role as a pollinator outside of managed habitats is largely …

Insect pollinators of crops and wild plants are under threat globally and their decline or loss
could have profound economic and environmental consequences. Here, we argue that …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are well recognized beneficial host-associated members of the
microbiota of humans and animals. Yet LAB-associations of invertebrates have been poorly …

Since 2006, disastrous colony losses have been reported in Europe and North America. The
causes of the losses were not readily apparent and have been attributed to overwintering …

The Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the most important animal pollinator in agriculture
worldwide providing more than 90% of the commercial pollination services. Due to the …

Social immunity, which describes how individual behaviors of group members effectively
reduce disease and parasite transmission at the colony level, is an emerging field in social …

The use of pesticides in agriculture has always had a strong impact on environmental
contamination. Since the 1990s, neonicotinoids have grown increasingly more popular …

A notable increase in failure of managed European honeybee Apis mellifera L. colonies has
been reported in various regions in recent years. Although the underlying causes remain …