The role of the gut microbiome in health and disease of adult honey bee workers
Highlights•The honey bee gut microbiome contains five core bacterial species mainly in
hindguts.•This core microbiome is implicated in nutrition and development of adult …
hindguts.•This core microbiome is implicated in nutrition and development of adult …
Drivers of colony losses
Over the past decade, in some regions of the world, honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies
have experienced rates of colony loss that are difficult for beekeepers to sustain. The …
have experienced rates of colony loss that are difficult for beekeepers to sustain. The …
Antibiotic exposure perturbs the gut microbiota and elevates mortality in honeybees
Gut microbiomes play crucial roles in animal health, and shifts in the gut microbial
community structure can have detrimental impacts on hosts. Studies with vertebrate models …
community structure can have detrimental impacts on hosts. Studies with vertebrate models …
The gut microbiota of insects–diversity in structure and function
Insect guts present distinctive environments for microbial colonization, and bacteria in the
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …
gut potentially provide many beneficial services to their hosts. Insects display a wide range …
Routes of acquisition of the gut microbiota of the honey bee Apis mellifera
Studies of newly emerged Apis mellifera worker bees have demonstrated that their guts are
colonized by a consistent core microbiota within several days of eclosure. We conducted …
colonized by a consistent core microbiota within several days of eclosure. We conducted …
Crop Pollination Exposes Honey Bees to Pesticides Which Alters Their Susceptibility to the Gut Pathogen Nosema ceranae
JS Pettis, EM Lichtenberg, M Andree, J Stitzinger… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Recent declines in honey bee populations and increasing demand for insect-pollinated
crops raise concerns about pollinator shortages. Pesticide exposure and pathogens may …
crops raise concerns about pollinator shortages. Pesticide exposure and pathogens may …
A 3-year survey of Italian honey bee-collected pollen reveals widespread contamination by agricultural pesticides
Honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) health is compromised by complex interactions between
multiple stressors, among which pesticides play a major role. To better understand the …
multiple stressors, among which pesticides play a major role. To better understand the …
Why bees are so vulnerable to environmental stressors
Bee populations are declining in the industrialized world, raising concerns for the
sustainable pollination of crops. Pesticides, pollutants, parasites, diseases, and malnutrition …
sustainable pollination of crops. Pesticides, pollutants, parasites, diseases, and malnutrition …
Bees under stress: sublethal doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide and pathogens interact to elevate honey bee mortality across the life cycle
V Doublet, M Labarussias… - Environmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial pathogens are thought to have a profound impact on insect populations. Honey
bees are suffering from elevated colony losses in the northern hemisphere possibly because …
bees are suffering from elevated colony losses in the northern hemisphere possibly because …
Honey bee colony losses and associated viruses
AJ McMenamin, E Genersch - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•The terms 'colony losses' and 'CCD'are defined.•The existing correlative evidence
for viruses as drivers of colony losses is evaluated.•Results from controlled infection …
for viruses as drivers of colony losses is evaluated.•Results from controlled infection …