Pollinator nutrition is a highly complex subject that we are just starting to unravel, from the
multidimensional nature of bee forage (pollen and nectar) to how the abiotic environment …

Honey bee nutrition is complex and unique and is not analogous to that of other
livestock/animals, where nutritional needs of specific animals are well understood and …

Honey bees are essential agricultural pollinators that are threatened by various interacting
stressors, posing risks to beekeeping industries and human food security. Malnutrition is a …

The emphasis on healthy nutrition is gaining a forefront place in current biomedical
sciences. Nutritional deficiencies and imbalances have been widely demonstrated to be …

To address the volatile markers and their biotransformation during the early stage of
Zygosaccharomyces spp. contamination in acacia honey, headspace solid-phase …

Royal jelly (RJ), a substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of
nurse worker bees, is widely used in medical products, dietary supplements, health foods …

Adult workers of Western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) acquire sterols from their pollen diet.
These food sterols are transported by the hemolymph to peripheral tissues such as the …

Honey bees are vital for our food production and ecosystem due to their critical pollination
services. The beekeepers in the United States and worldwide have reported significant …

Lipids are a diverse group of compounds that play several important roles in insect
physiology. Among biological lipids, the fundamental category comprises fatty acyl …

Insects are incapable of biosynthesising sterols de novo so they need to obtain them from
their diets or, in certain cases, from symbiotic microorganisms. Sterols serve a structural role …