Varroa destructor is among the greatest biological threats to western honey bee (Apis
mellifera L.) health worldwide. Beekeepers routinely use chemical treatments to control this …

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 …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

The yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) is the first invasive Vespidae predator of
honeybees to be accidentally introduced into Europe from Asia. In the current pollinator …

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 …

The Varroa destructor mite is the largest threat to apiculture worldwide and has been
responsible for devastating losses of wild honeybee populations in Europe and North …

Honey bees are attacked by numerous parasites and pathogens toward which they present
a variety of individual and group-level defenses. In this review, we briefly introduce the many …

The familiar European hive bee, Apis mellifera, has long dominated honey bee research.
But in the last 15 years, teams in China, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand began to shift focus …

Summary 1 The ecto‐parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a serious world‐wide pest of the
honeybee Apis mellifera and has being linked with the death of millions of colonies …

In this review, we provide a current reference on disease resistance in insect societies. We
start with the genetics of immunity in the context of behavioral and physiological processes …