Varroa destructor: A complex parasite, crippling honey bees worldwide

KS Traynor, F Mondet, JR de Miranda, M Techer… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
The parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has shaken the beekee** and pollination industries
since its spread from its native host, the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana), to the naïve …

Diversity and Global Distribution of Viruses of the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

A Beaurepaire, N Piot, V Doublet, K Antunez… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the past centuries, viruses have benefited from globalization to spread across the globe,
infecting new host species and populations. A growing number of viruses have been …

Ecology of Varroa destructor, the Major Ectoparasite of the Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

F Nazzi, Y Le Conte - Annual review of entomology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Varroa destructor is the most important ectoparasite of Apis mellifera. This review addresses
the interactions between the varroa mite, its environment, and the honey bee host, mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Honey bee survival mechanisms against the parasite Varroa destructor: a systematic review of phenotypic and genomic research efforts

F Mondet, A Beaurepaire, A McAfee, B Locke… - International journal for …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor is the most significant pathological threat to the
western honey bee, Apis mellifera, leading to the death of most colonies if left untreated. An …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of a major honey bee pathogen, deformed wing virus: potential worldwide replacement of genotype A by genotype B

RJ Paxton, MO Schäfer, F Nazzi, V Zanni… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Elsevier
The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is of major economic and ecological importance,
with elevated rates of colony losses in temperate regions over the last two decades thought …

Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?

A Noël, Y Le Conte, F Mondet - Emerging Topics in Life …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Since its migration from the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) to the European honey bee (Apis
mellifera), the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has emerged as a major issue for …

Geographical Distribution and Selection of European Honey Bees Resistant to Varroa destructor

Y Le Conte, MD Meixner, A Brandt, NL Carreck… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major challenge to honey bee
populations worldwide. Some honey bee populations are resistant to the mite, but most of …

Defining pollinator health: a holistic approach based on ecological, genetic, and physiological factors

MM López-Uribe, VA Ricigliano… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Evidence for global bee population declines has catalyzed a rapidly evolving area of
research that aims to identify the causal factors and to effectively assess the status of …

Assessment of listing and categorisation of animal diseases within the framework of the Animal Health Law (Regulation (EU) No 2016/429): bluetongue

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - Efsa …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A specific concept of strain was developed in order to classify the BTV serotypes ever
reported in Europe based on their properties of animal health impact: the genotype …

Recombination rate variation in social insects: an adaptive perspective

TJ DeLory, J Romiguier, O Rueppell… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Social insects have the highest rates of meiotic recombination among Metazoa, but there is
considerable variation within the Hymenoptera. We synthesize the literature to investigate …