Simple Summary There is a rising demand for food security in the face of threats posed by a
growing human population. Bees as an insect play a crucial role in crop pollination …

The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera: Apidae) is a species of crucial
economic, agricultural and environmental importance. In the last ten years, some regions of …

Over the past decade, in some regions of the world, honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies
have experienced rates of colony loss that are difficult for beekeepers to sustain. The …

Honey bees are crucial pollinators for agricultural and natural ecosystems, but are
experiencing heavy mortality in North America and Europe due to a complex suite of factors …

Climate change and biological invasions are two major global environmental challenges.
Both may interact, eg via altered impact and distribution of invasive alien species. Even …

Beekeepers attempt to manage their honey bee colonies in ways that optimize colony
health. Disentangling the impact of management from other variables affecting colony health …

Bees play an important role in agriculture and ecology, and their pollination efficiency is
essential to the economic profitability of farms. The drastic decrease in bee populations …

Over the past decade, several countries have carried out monitoring programs of managed
honey bee colonies, which suggest beekeeping difficulties, with high colony loss rates all …

Temperate honey bees (Apis mellifera) are challenged by low temperatures and abrupt
dietary shifts associated with behavioral changes during winter. Case studies have revealed …

A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …