Organisms develop unique systems in a given environment. In the process of adaptation,
they employ materials in a clever way, which has inspired mankind extensively …

This new monograph, Honeybee Nests: Composition, Structure, and Function, was originally
conceived as an extension or revision of an earlier monograph, Honeybees and Wax: An …

Silk production is integral to the construction of nests or cocoons for many Aculeata, stinging
Hymenopterans such as ants, bees and wasps. Here we report the sequences of new …

The parasitic mite Varroa destructor devastates honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies around
the world. Entering a brood cell shortly before capping, the Varroa mother feeds on the …

Purpose Biopolymeric materials, especially composites, are extensively used as wound
healing scaffolds in tissue engineering due to their ability to mimic the essential properties of …

Novel CO2-and H3PO4-modified biochars were successfully synthesized from raw
honeycomb biomass. They were characterized via several instrumental techniques. The …

Background Natural history museum specimens of historical honeybees have been
successfully used to explore the species' genomic past, indicating fast and rapid changes …

Since ancient times much has been written about the geometrical perfection of honeybee
comb structures. The hexagonal shape, trademark of the comb cell, has been credited for …

Colourless honeybee silk,~ 3 μm diameter, is produced through a spinneret at the tip of the
labium-hypopharynx. Successive generations of brood apply silk to the cell walls, making …