[HTML][HTML] Varroa destructor: A complex parasite, crippling honey bees worldwide

KS Traynor, F Mondet, JR de Miranda, M Techer… - Trends in …, 2020‏ - cell.com
The parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has shaken the beekee** and pollination industries
since its spread from its native host, the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana), to the naïve …

Factors associated with honey bee colony losses: A mini-review

P Hristov, R Shumkova, N Palova, B Neov - Veterinary Sciences, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera: Apidae) is a species of crucial
economic, agricultural and environmental importance. In the last ten years, some regions of …

Are bee diseases linked to pesticides?—A brief review

F Sánchez-Bayo, D Goulson, F Pennacchio… - Environment …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The negative impacts of pesticides, in particular insecticides, on bees and other pollinators
have never been disputed. Insecticides can directly kill these vital insects, whereas …

Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

A Beaurepaire, N Piot, V Doublet, K Antunez… - Insects, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
In the past centuries, viruses have benefited from globalization to spread across the globe,
infecting new host species and populations. A growing number of viruses have been …

Bee viruses: Ecology, pathogenicity, and impacts

CM Grozinger, ML Flenniken - Annual review of entomology, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
Bees—including solitary, social, wild, and managed species—are key pollinators of
flowering plant species, including nearly three-quarters of global food crops. Their …

Biology and control of Varroa destructor

P Rosenkranz, P Aumeier, B Ziegelmann - Journal of invertebrate …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The ectoparasitic honey bee mite Varroa destructor was originally confined to the Eastern
honey bee Apis cerana. After a shift to the new host Apis mellifera during the first half of the …

Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?

A Noël, Y Le Conte, F Mondet - Emerging Topics in Life …, 2020‏ - portlandpress.com
Since its migration from the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) to the European honey bee (Apis
mellifera), the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has emerged as a major issue for …

A historical review of managed honey bee populations in Europe and the United States and the factors that may affect them

MD Meixner - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Honey bees are a highly valued resource around the world. They are prized for their honey
and wax production and depended upon for pollination of many important crops. While …

Bee viruses: Routes of infection in Hymenoptera

O Yañez, N Piot, A Dalmon, JR De Miranda… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Numerous studies have recently reported on the discovery of bee viruses in different
arthropod species and their possible transmission routes, vastly increasing our …

The German bee monitoring project: a long term study to understand periodically high winter losses of honey bee colonies

E Genersch, W Von Der Ohe, H Kaatz, A Schroeder… - Apidologie, 2010‏ - apidologie.org
The Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the most important animal pollinator in agriculture
worldwide providing more than 90% of the commercial pollination services. Due to the …