Sunday, April 20, 2025
Powered by: University of Bern
2339 Members
127 Countries!
join us

Monthly Archives: August, 2022

Crushing corn pollen grains increased diet digestibility and hemolymph protein content while decreasing honey bee consumption

A honey bee colony’s ability to grow and develop is dependent on adequate nutrition. Bees collect pollen from flowers as a source of protein,...

COLOSS Executive Committee (EC) elections 2022

Dear COLOSS members, According to our statutes, we will democratically elect a new Executive Committee (EC) at our forthcoming General Assembly (GA) associated with the...

Virtual participation in 47th APIMONDIA Congress

47th Apimondia Congress in Istanbul, Turkey. Let's celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Apimondia Congresses between 24-28 August! Participants from 98 different countries registered to our...

Acaricide flumethrin-induced sublethal risks in honeybees are associated with gut symbiotic bacterium Gilliamella apicola through microbe-host metabolic interactions

Flumethrin is one of the few acaricides that permit the control of Varroa disease or varroosis in bee colonies. However, flumethrin accumulates in hive...

Flupyradifurone, sulfoxaflor and azoxystrobin disrupt the gut microbiota of honey bees and increase bacterial pathogens

The gut microbiome plays an important role in bee health and disease. But it can be disrupted by pesticides and in-hive chemicals, putting honey...