Here we cover a wide range of methods currently in use and recommended in modern
queen rearing, selection and breeding. The recommendations are meant to equally serve as …

Highlights•Varroa-resistant populations tend to lose resistance outside area of
selection.•Varroa and Nosema infections are greatly influenced by environmental …

Abstract The Guidance Document is intended to provide guidance for notifiers and
authorities in the context of the review of plant protection products (PPPs) and their active …

The survival and performance of 597 honey bee colonies, representing five subspecies and
16 different genotypes, were comparatively studied in 20 apiaries across Europe. Started in …

Adaptation of honey bees to their environment is expressed by the annual development
pattern of the colony, the balance with food sources and the host—parasite balance, all of …

Diseases are known to be one of the major contributors to colony losses. Within a Europe-
wide experiment on genotype—environment interactions, an initial 621 colonies were set up …

In this study, different context-dependent effects of imidacloprid exposure on the honey bee
response were studied. Honey bees were exposed to different concentrations of …

Simple Summary The Apis mellifera carnica subspecies of the honeybee is known for its
gentleness and good honey yield. In the early 20th century, systematic breeding efforts …

Modern techniques of selective breeding show high potential to improve economically
important traits of honey bees. However, breeding may neglect fundamental rules of natural …

Honey bee colonies exhibit a wide range of variation in their behaviour, depending on their
genetic origin and environmental factors. The COLOSS Genotype-Environment Interactions …