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Daily Archives: Sep 29, 2022

A small number of male-biased candidate pheromone receptors

In the European honey bee (Apis mellifera), the olfactory system is essential for foraging and intraspecific communication via pheromones. Honey bees are equipped with...

The potential of multispectral imaging flow cytometry

Environmental monitoring involves the quantification of microscopic cells and particles such as algae, plant cells, pollen, or fungal spores. Traditional methods using conventional microscopy...

What about honey bee jelly?

The increasing loss of honey bee colonies is assumed to be caused by various factors such as habitat degradation, parasites, pathogens, or the exposure...

Impact of a microbial pest control product containing Bacillus thuringiensis

To avoid potential adverse side effects of chemical plant protection products, microbial pest control products (MPCP) are commonly applied as biological alternatives. This study...

Bacteria producing contractile phage tail-like particles

This mini-review aims at raising the interest in contractile phage tail-like particles (CPTPs) of bacteria as an efficient and pest-specific alternative to conventional chemical...