The honeybee microbiota and its impact on health and disease

EVS Motta, NA Moran - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are key pollinators that support global agriculture and are long-
established models for developmental and behavioural research. Recently, they have …

Characterization of Apis mellifera Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Lactic Acid Bacteria for Honeybee Protection—A Review

A Nowak, D Szczuka, A Górczyńska, I Motyl, D Kręgiel - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Numerous honeybee (Apis mellifera) products, such as honey, propolis, and bee venom, are
used in traditional medicine to prevent illness and promote healing. Therefore, this insect …

Bees under interactive stressors: the novel insecticides flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor along with the fungicide azoxystrobin disrupt the gut microbiota of honey bees …

Y Al Naggar, B Singavarapu, RJ Paxton… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gut microbiome plays an important role in bee health and disease. But it can be
disrupted by pesticides and in-hive chemicals, putting honey bee health in danger. We used …

Toxicology and microbiota: how do pesticides influence gut microbiota? A review

F Giambò, M Teodoro, C Costa, C Fenga - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, new targets have been included between the health outcomes induced by
pesticide exposure. The gastrointestinal tract is a key physical and biological barrier and it …

Mild chronic exposure to pesticides alters physiological markers of honey bee health without perturbing the core gut microbiota

H Almasri, J Liberti, JL Brunet, P Engel… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Recent studies highlighted that exposure to glyphosate can affect specific members of the
core gut microbiota of honey bee workers. However, in this study, bees were exposed to …

The effects of glyphosate, pure or in herbicide formulation, on bumble bees and their gut microbial communities

EVS Motta, NA Moran - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread use of glyphosate-based formulations to eliminate unwanted vegetation
has increased concerns regarding their effects on non-target organisms, such as honey …

Remediating thiacloprid-contaminated soil utilizing straw biochar-loaded iron and manganese oxides activated persulfate: removal effects and soil environment …

J Li, Z Guo, K Cui, X Chen, X Yang, D Dong, S Xi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thiacloprid (THI) has accumulated significantly in agricultural soil. Herein, a novel approach
to removing THI was explored by straw biochar-loaded iron and manganese oxides …

Effects of thiacloprid exposure on microbiota–gut–liver axis: Multiomics mechanistic analysis in Japanese quails

B Han, J Li, S Li, Y Liu, Z Zhang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) are the most widely used class of pesticides globally.
However, NNIs may cause adverse health effects, including chronic liver disease, and …

Pesticide-induced disturbances of bee gut microbiotas

MZ Hotchkiss, AJ Poulain… - FEMS microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Social bee gut microbiotas play key roles in host health and performance. Worryingly, a
growing body of literature shows that pesticide exposure can disturb these microbiotas. Most …

Thiacloprid impairs honeybee worker learning and memory with inducing neuronal apoptosis and downregulating memory-related genes

A Li, L Yin, L Ke, QY Diao, Y Wu, P Dai… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoids are among the most widely used insecticides in the world and are
recognized as a potential cause of pollinator decline. Previous studies have demonstrated …