Standard methods for varroa research

V Dietemann, F Nazzi, SJ Martin… - Journal of apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Standard methods for maintaining adult Apis mellifera in cages under in vitro laboratory conditions

GR Williams, C Alaux, C Costa, T Csaki… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 colony loss linked to parasites, pesticides and extreme weather across the United States

L Insolia, R Molinari, SR Rogers, GR Williams… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony loss is a widespread phenomenon with important
economic and biological implications, whose drivers are still an open matter of investigation …

Lethal and sublethal synergistic effects of a new systemic pesticide, flupyradifurone (Sivanto®), on honeybees

S Tosi, JC Nieh - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) is an important pollinator and a model for pesticide effects
on insect pollinators. The effects of agricultural pesticides on honeybee health have …

Synergistic mortality between a neonicotinoid insecticide and an ergosterol‐biosynthesis‐inhibiting fungicide in three bee species

F Sgolastra, P Medrzycki, L Bortolotti… - Pest Management …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Neonicotinoid insecticides have been identified as an important factor
contributing to bee diversity declines. Nonetheless, uncertainties remain about their impact …

Managed honey bees as a radar for wild bee decline?

TJ Wood, D Michez, RJ Paxton, M Drossart… - Apidologie, 2020 - Springer
Wild and managed bees are essential for global food security and the maintenance of
biodiversity. At present, the conservation of wild bees is hampered by a huge shortfall in …

Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research

H Human, R Brodschneider, V Dietemann… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Long-term field-realistic exposure to a next-generation pesticide, flupyradifurone, impairs honey bee behaviour and survival

S Tosi, JC Nieh, A Brandt, M Colli, J Fourrier… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The assessment of pesticide risks to insect pollinators have typically focused on short-term,
lethal impacts. The environmental ramifications of many of the world's most commonly …

Toxicity of the insecticide sulfoxaflor alone and in combination with the fungicide fluxapyroxad in three bee species

C Azpiazu, J Bosch, L Bortolotti, P Medrzycki… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The sulfoximine insecticide sulfoxaflor is regarded as a potential substitute for
neonicotinoids that were recently banned in the EU due to their side effects on bees. Like …

Glyphosate affects the larval development of honey bees depending on the susceptibility of colonies

DE Vázquez, N Ilina, EA Pagano, JA Zavala… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
As the main agricultural insect pollinator, the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is exposed to a
number of agrochemicals, including glyphosate (GLY), the most widely used herbicide …