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 …

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 …

Honeybee gut microbiota promotes host weight gain via bacterial metabolism and hormonal signaling

H Zheng, JE Powell, MI Steele… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Social bees harbor a simple and specialized microbiota that is spatially organized into
different gut compartments. Recent results on the potential involvement of bee gut …

The neonicotinoids thiacloprid, imidacloprid, and clothianidin affect the immunocompetence of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

A Brandt, A Gorenflo, R Siede, M Meixner… - Journal of insect …, 2016 - Elsevier
A strong immune defense is vital for honey bee health and colony survival. This defense can
be weakened by environmental factors that may render honey bees more vulnerable to …

Bees under stress: sublethal doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide and pathogens interact to elevate honey bee mortality across the life cycle

V Doublet, M Labarussias… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial pathogens are thought to have a profound impact on insect populations. Honey
bees are suffering from elevated colony losses in the northern hemisphere possibly because …

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 …

Neonicotinoid pesticides severely affect honey bee queens

GR Williams, A Troxler, G Retschnig, K Roth… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
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 …

Reconciling laboratory and field assessments of neonicotinoid toxicity to honeybees

M Henry, N Cerrutti, P Aupinel… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
European governments have banned the use of three common neonicotinoid pesticides due
to insufficiently identified risks to bees. This policy decision is controversial given the …

Standard methods for virus research in Apis mellifera

JR De Miranda, L Bailey, BV Ball… - Journal of apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Honey bee virus research is an enormously broad area, ranging from subcellular molecular
biology through physiology and behaviour, to individual and colony-level symptoms …

Acute and chronic ingestion of polyethylene (PE) microplastics has mild effects on honey bee health and cognition

P Balzani, G Galeotti, S Scheggi, A Masoni… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The massive use of plastic has contributed to huge quantities of hazardous refuse at a
global scale and represents one of the most prominent issues of the Anthropocene …