Honeybee populations have locally and temporally declined in the last few years because of
both biotic and abiotic factors. Among the latter, one of the most important reasons is …

Simple Summary Varroa destructor is a parasitic organism feeding and living among
honeybees. It transmits viruses like the Deformed Wing Virus which can lead to the decline …

Currently, there is a growing interest in developing biopesticides and increasing their share
in the plant protection market as sustainable tools in integrated pest management (IPM) …

We develop a model of honey bee colony collapse based on the contamination of forager
bees in environmental regions contaminated with pesticides. An important feature of the …

In the context of the definition of specific protection goals for bees, risk managers asked
EFSA to provide scientific background to support them in their decision‐making process …

We develop a model of honey bee colony collapse based on contamination of forager bees
in pesticide contaminated spatial environments. The model consists of differential and …

Neonicotinoids are a globally prevalent class of pesticides that can negatively affect bees
and the pollination services they provide. While there is evidence suggesting that colony …

Large‐scale colony feeding studies (LSCFSs) aim to assess potential pesticide exposure to
and effects on honey bees at the colony level. However, these studies are sometimes …

In recent years, frequent outbreaks of bee colony collapse have seriously threatened food
production and ecological balance. Many scholars have studied different factors and formed …

In recent years there has been growing concern regarding the sudden and unexplained
failure of honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies. Several factors have been suggested …