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Yearly Archives: 2018

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...

Untimely loss of Philip McCabe

The president of Apimondia, Philip McCabe passed away this Saturday morning after a serious illness. He devoted much of his life to the wellbeing...

Sublethal effects of chronic exposure to CdO or PbO nanoparticles or their binary mixture on the hon

Cadmium and lead-based nanotechnologies are increasingly used in agricultural, industrial, and biological processes; however, potential adverse effects of nanomaterials on honey bees had not...

Cellular alterations in midgut cells of honey bee workers (Apis millefera L.) exposed to sublethal c

Beside many beneficial applications in industry, agriculture and medicine, nanoparticles (NPs) released into the environment might cause adverse effects. In the present study, effects...

Undressing the Asian hornet. Looking at the anatomy of Vespa velutina as never seen before.

The use of the microscope opens up a whole new dimension in science. By using microscopes scientists are able to get knowledge about the...

Whole-genome sequencing of north African honey bee Apis mellifera intermissa to assess its beneficia

Reference: Haddad, N. J., Adjlane, N., Saini, D., Menon, A., Krishnamurthy, V., Jonklaas, D., ... & Horth, L. (2018). Whole

Next-generation sequence data demonstrate several pathogenic bee viruses in Middle East and African

Reference: Haddad, N., Horth, L., Al-Shagour, B., Adjlane, N., & Loucif-Ayad, W. (2018). Next-generation sequence data demonstrate several pathogenic bee viruses in Middle East and...

Beekeeping and the Need for Pollination from an Agricultural Perspective in Egypt

The aim of this review is to compile what is known about beekeeping in Egypt, statistics on beehives in Egypt, non-Apis pollinators, crops in...

W3-Professorship in Animal Ecology

The Faculty of Natural Sciences I – Life Sciences at the Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg invites applications for the following appointment, available from...