The honeybee microbiota and its impact on health and disease

EVS Motta, NA Moran - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are key pollinators that support global agriculture and are long-
established models for developmental and behavioural research. Recently, they have …

Nanoporous materials for pesticide formulation and delivery in the agricultural sector

G Singh, K Ramadass, P Sooriyakumar… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the key focuses of the agricultural industry for preventing the decline in crop yields
due to pests is to develop effective, safe, green, and sustainable pesticide formulation. A key …

[HTML][HTML] Indirect effects of the herbicide glyphosate on plant, animal and human health through its effects on microbial communities

AHC Van Bruggen, MR Finckh, M He… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The herbicide glyphosate interferes with the shikimate pathway in plants and in major
groups of microorganisms impeding the production of aromatic amino acids. Glyphosate …

Bees under interactive stressors: the novel insecticides flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor along with the fungicide azoxystrobin disrupt the gut microbiota of honey bees …

Y Al Naggar, B Singavarapu, RJ Paxton… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 bee health in danger. We used …

Terrestrial ecotoxicity of glyphosate, its formulations, and co-formulants: evidence from 2010–2023

S Klátyik, G Simon, M Oláh, R Mesnage… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Glyphosate (GLY), the most widely used herbicide in the world, is frequently detected in
various environmental matrices, including soil, the foundation of agriculture. In practice …

Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees

EA Straw, EN Carpentier… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinators underpin global food production, but they are suffering significant declines
across the world. Pesticides are thought to be important drivers of these declines. Herbicides …

Prospects for probiotics in social bees

EVS Motta, JE Powell… - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Social corbiculate bees are major pollinators. They have characteristic bacterial
microbiomes associated with their hives and their guts. In honeybees and bumblebees …

Pesticide exposure and the microbiota-gut-brain axis

R Matsuzaki, E Gunnigle, V Geissen, G Clarke… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiota exist within a dynamic ecosystem shaped by various factors that includes
exposure to xenobiotics such as pesticides. It is widely regarded that the gut microbiota …

Characterization of Apis mellifera Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Lactic Acid Bacteria for Honeybee Protection—A Review

A Nowak, D Szczuka, A Górczyńska, I Motyl, D Kręgiel - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Numerous honeybee (Apis mellifera) products, such as honey, propolis, and bee venom, are
used in traditional medicine to prevent illness and promote healing. Therefore, this insect …

Toxicology and microbiota: how do pesticides influence gut microbiota? A review

F Giambò, M Teodoro, C Costa, C Fenga - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, new targets have been included between the health outcomes induced by
pesticide exposure. The gastrointestinal tract is a key physical and biological barrier and it …