The ectoparasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor was originally confined to the Eastern
honey bee Apis cerana. After a shift to the new host Apis mellifera during the first half of the …

The Varroa destructor mite is the largest threat to apiculture worldwide and has been
responsible for devastating losses of wild honeybee populations in Europe and North …

Varroa jacobsoni was first described as a natural ectoparasitic mite of the Eastern honeybee
(Apis cerana) throughout Asia. It later switched host to the Western honeybee (A. mellifera) …

This book assembles detailed information on the components of the invasive-species
problem from the USA, British Isles, Australia, South Africa, India and Brazil. Data provided …

Insect pollinators are essential to global food production. For this reason, it is alarming that
honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations across the world have recently seen increased rates …

Honeybees are essential components to modern agriculture and economy. However, a
continuous increase in cases of colony losses and colony depopulation are being reported …

This study was conducted to determine the existence of phenotypic and genotypic variation
in the ability of honey bee colonies to restrain the population growth of the mite Varroa …

The study of Apis mellifera colonies in South America that are tolerant to Varroa jacobsoni
may help us to understand the general requirements for V. jacobsoni tolerance. The …

Honeybees are native to Africa and Europe but have been spread worldwide as the basis for
an apicultural industry. To date, large and diverse wild populations only remain in Africa. On …

Abstract The European Parliament requested EFSA to develop a holistic risk assessment of
multiple stressors in honey bees. To this end, a systems‐based approach that is composed …