Honeybees have an irreplaceable position in agricultural production and the stabilization of
natural ecosystems. Unfortunately, honeybee populations have been declining globally …

Honey bee colony losses in the US have exceeded acceptable levels for at least a decade,
leaving beekeepers in need of management practices to improve colony health and survival …

The worldwide decline in honeybee colonies during the past 50 years has often been linked
to the spread of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor and its interaction with certain honeybee …

We propose a model that combines the dynamics of the spread of disease within a bee
colony with the underlying demographic dynamics of the colony to determine the ultimate …

Varroa destructor is a major threat for apiculture worldwide. A successful approach to control
this parasite must include the application of effective treatments at the correct time. To …

Honeybees play an important role in the production of many agricultural crops and in
sustaining plant diversity in undisturbed ecosystems. The rapid decline of honeybee …

Honeybees are important plant pollinators. Unfortunately, there is a growing increase in the
loss of honeybee colonies, and this is having a serious economic impact on crop farmers. A …

We develop a model of honey bee colony collapse based on the contamination of forager
bees in environmental regions contaminated with pesticides. An important feature of the …

A mathematical model for the honeybee–varroa mite–ABPV system is proposed in terms of
four differential equations for the: infected and uninfected bees in the colony, number of …

Age structure is an important feature of the division of labour within honeybee colonies, but
its effects on colony dynamics have rarely been explored. We present a model of a …