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New IUCN Red List Status of Wild Honey Bees

Elise-Maria Keller - 4. November 2025 0

Statement from COLOSS on the New IUCN Red List Status of Wild Honey Bees 4 November 2025 COLOSS (Prevention of Honey Bee Colony Losses) welcomes the...

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Polyfloral nutritional resources promote bumble bee colony development after exposure to a pesticide mixture

Silvio - 21. May 2025 0

Bumble bees are important pollinators of crops in the field and greenhouses. They are naturally exposed to a combination of interacting stressors, e.g., loss...

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A systematic meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for a global honey bee pathogen – the Varroa mite

Jack Black - 14. February 2025 0

Highlights This study presents a meta-analysis of treatments for the pathogen Varroa destructor. Data was drawn from 138 studies, carried out in 30 countries...

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20th International Plant Protection Congress, Athens, Greece

Antonios Tsagkarakis - 6. November 2023 0

Dear Members of COLOSS, I have the pleasure to inform you that the 20th International Plant Protection Congress is going to take place in Athens...

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Chronic exposure to pesticides disrupts the bacterial and fungal co-existence and the cross-kingdom network characteristics of honey bee gut microbiome

Yahya - 23. October 2023 0

Gut microbiome communities have a significant impact on bee health and disease and have been shown to be shaped by a variety of factors,...

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The Insecticide Imidacloprid Decreases Nannotrigona Stingless Bee Survival and Food Consumption and Modulates the Expression of Detoxification and Immune-Related Genes

Yahya - 1. November 2022 0

Stingless bees are ecologically and economically important species in the tropics and subtropics, but there has been little research on the characterization of detoxification...

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

Yahya - 9. August 2022 0

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...

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Lethal, sublethal, and combined effects of pesticides on bees: A meta-analysis and new risk assessment tools

Simone Tosi - 15. July 2022 0

Abstract Multiple stressors threaten bee health, a major one being pesticides. Bees are simultaneously exposed to multiple pesticides that can cause both lethal and sublethal...

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Bee Stressors from an Immunological Perspective and Strategies to Improve Bee Health

Yahya - 22. April 2022 0

Honeybees are the most prevalent insect pollinator species; they pollinate a wide range of crops. Colony collapse disorder (CCD), which is caused by a...

New IUCN Red List Status of Wild Honey Bees

Polyfloral nutritional resources promote bumble bee colony development after exposure to a pesticide mixture

A systematic meta-analysis of the efficacy of treatments for a global honey bee pathogen – the Varroa mite

20th International Plant Protection Congress, Athens, Greece

Chronic exposure to pesticides disrupts the bacterial and fungal co-existence and the cross-kingdom network characteristics of honey bee gut microbiome

The Insecticide Imidacloprid Decreases Nannotrigona Stingless Bee Survival and Food Consumption and Modulates the Expression of Detoxification and Immune-Related Genes

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

Lethal, sublethal, and combined effects of pesticides on bees: A meta-analysis and new risk assessment tools

Bee Stressors from an Immunological Perspective and Strategies to Improve Bee Health

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