Extraction and characterization of chitin from the invasive Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax

Since first being detected in France in 2005, the invasive yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina nigrithorax Lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), has spread rapidly and is currently present in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium and The Channel Islands. It has also recently been found in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. The large numbers of Vespa velutina…

Apimondia webinar on Invasive species in Europe- March 26th 2024, 15:00 CET

Date: March 26th 2024, 15:00 CET Registration*: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88478992358?pwd=OWRXSW5vWkwrVHoydENOWEZ6a2dzZz09 *Participation in the webinar is free for everyone who registers using the link above. When it comes to the invasive species in beekeeping, and if we exclude the Varroa mite which has invaded Europe long time ago, our mind focuses to small hive beetle, the yellow leg…

World Honey Bee Health

ABOUTPATHOGENS & PESTSMEET THE TEAM ABOUT The health of managed colonies of western honey bees (Apis mellifera) is a topic of international concern given the importance of honey bees to crop pollination systems and the overall health of natural ecosystems. Honey bees host a suite of pests and pathogens, many of which are capable of…

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Bee World, Volume 99, Issue 1 is a special issue on the honey bee research association COLOSS. All articles are freely available and can be found here: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tbee20/99/1?nav=tocList Read the (guest) editorial of the Bee World special issue on COLOSS by Robert Brodschneider, James D. Ellis & Peter Neumann here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2019377 Is COLOSS an Ivory…

Vespid

ABOUT The Vespid Task Force (abbreviated VTF), previously the Velutina Task Force, now broadens its remit to also include other Vespid species, alien or particularly dangerous to honeybees. Vespids are predatory species that feed on a diversity of insects. Some of them have become invasive species after being carried intentionally or accidentally by human activity to…

EC Election Candidates 2022

First Name: Alexander Last Name: Mikheyev E-mail: sasha@homologo.us Affiliation: Australian National University Country: Australia Short biography: I am an evolutionary biologist with broad interests, focusing on understanding the effects humans have on the animals around us. Honey bee parasites and diseases fascinate me as models of emergent spread. My work has focused extensively on varroa…