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Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Dyeing but not dying: colourful dyes as a non-lethal method of food labelling for in vitro-reared bee larvae

Several environmental factors (e.g. food source, pesticides, toxins, parasites and pathogens) influence development and maturation of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Therefore, controlled experimental conditions...

High-resolution maps of Swiss apiaries and their applicability to study spatial distribution of brood diseases

Honey bees directly affect and are influenced by their local environment, in terms of food sources, pollinator densities, pathogen and toxin exposure and climate....

The terpenes of leaves, pollen and nectar of thyme inhibit growth of bee disease-associated microbes

Honey bees are highly prone to infectious diseases, causing colony losses in the worst case. However, they combat diseases through a combination of their...

Comparative genomics and description of putative virulence factors of Melissococcus plutonius

In Europe, approximately 84% of cultivated crop species depend on insect pollinators, mainly bees. Apis mellifera (the Western honey bee) is the most important...

“Honeyland” won three awards on the Sundance festival

The documentary movie “Honeyland” tells the story of a woman, named Atidze, who keeps honey bees in tune with nature. “One half for me,...

Small Hive Beetle Workshop, University of Florida

Front of the new honey bee lab at the University of Florida. It was the tumultuous beginning to a long-awaited Florida Fall. Hurricane Michael headed...

“More knowledge is required to stop invasive honey bee pest” say scientists

Today, scientists of the honey bee research association COLOSS1 have published an article2 in the peer reviewed journal Biological Invasions which provides an action...

Occurrence of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pathogens in commercial and traditional hives

Abstract: This work was aimed at the detection of the differences in the occurrence of seven bee pathogens between bee colonies kept in commercial and...

Honey bee viruses in Serbian colonies of different strength

Abstract: Protection of honey bees is of great economic importance because of their role in pollination. Crucial steps towards this goal are epidemiological surveys of...