The genetic selection of a high royal jelly (RJ)-producing strain of bees (RJBs) from Italian
bees (ITBs) has been conducted for nearly four decades in China since the 1980s. RJBs are …

The honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a well-known eusocial insect. In honeybee colonies,
thousands of sterile workers, including nurse and forager bees, perform various tasks within …

The biology of honey bees involves a host of developmental, behavioral, and physiological
components that allow thousands of individual bees to form complex social units. Fueled by …

Abstract Background In the honeybee Apis mellifera, female larvae destined to become a
queen are fed with royal jelly, a secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands of young nurse …

Many marine animals, ranging from corals to fishes, synchronise reproduction to lunar
cycles. In the annelid Platynereis dumerilii, this timing is orchestrated by an endogenous …

The genome of the western honeybee (Apis mellifera) harbors nine transcribed major royal
jelly protein genes (mrjp1‐9) which originate from a single‐copy precursor via gene …

Royal jelly (RJ) is a secretion of the hypopharyngeal glands (HGs) of honeybee workers.
High royal jelly producing bees (RJBs), a stock of honeybees selected from Italian bees …

Varroa destructor has been identified as a major culprit responsible for the losses of millions
of honeybee colonies. Varroa sensitive hygiene (VSH) is a suite of behaviors from adult …

Neonicotinoids are effective insecticides used on many important arable and horticultural
crops. They are nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists which disrupt the function of insect …

Four main evolutionary lineages of A. mellifera have been described including eastern
Europe (C) and western and northern Europe (M). Many apiculturists prefer bees from the C …