Western honey bees, Apis mellifera, live in highly eusocial colonies that are each typically
headed by a single queen. The queen is the sole reproductive female in a healthy colony …

Honey bee is vital for pollination and ecological services, boosting crops productivity in
terms of quality and quantity, and production of colony products: wax, royal jelly, bee venom …

Over the past fifty years, annual honeybee (Apis mellifera) colony losses have been steadily
increasing worldwide. These losses have occurred in parallel with the global spread of the …

Highlights•(+) ssRNA viruses are the most prevalent pathogens in honey bee colonies.•Next
generation sequencing has expanded the list of identified bee associated viruses.•The first …

There is clear evidence for sublethal effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on non-target
ecosystem service-providing insects. However, their possible impact on male insect …

The presence of honey bees in our landscapes has long invoked images of vitality,
diligence, and cooperation. Unfortunately, the current state of bee health paints a rather …

Declines in native insect pollinator populations and substantial losses in managed honey
bees have been reported on a global scale and become a widespread concern because of …

Honeybee declines are a serious threat to global agricultural security and productivity.
Although multiple factors contribute to these declines, parasites are a key driver. Disease …

Neonicotinoid insecticides are currently of major concern for the health of wild and managed
insects that provide key ecosystem services like pollination. Even though sublethal effects of …

Pathogen spillover represents an important cause of biodiversity decline. For wild bee
species such as bumblebees, many of which are in decline, correlational data point towards …