The still underestimated problem of fungal diseases worldwide

F Almeida, ML Rodrigues, C Coelho - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the past few years, fungal diseases caused estimated over 1.6 million deaths annually
and over one billion people suffer from severe fungal diseases (;). Public health surveillance …

Standard methods for varroa research

V Dietemann, F Nazzi, SJ Martin… - Journal of apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Very rapidly after Varroa destructor invaded apiaries of Apis mellifera, the devastating effect
of this mite prompted an active research effort to understand and control this parasite. Over a …

Improving the antifungal activity of clove essential oil encapsulated by chitosan nanoparticles

N Hasheminejad, F Khodaiyan, M Safari - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Encapsulation of clove essential oil (CEO) by chitosan nanoparticles (ChNPs) was
performed, using an emulsion-ionic gelation technique to improve the antifungal efficacy of …

Standard methods for Apis mellifera propolis research

V Bankova, D Bertelli, R Borba, BJ Conti… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Propolis is one of the most fascinating honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) products. It is a plant
derived product that bees produce from resins that they collect from different plant organs …

Nosema ceranae in Apis mellifera: a 12 years postdetection perspective

R Martín‐Hernández, C Bartolomé… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nosema ceranae is a hot topic in honey bee health as reflected by numerous papers
published every year. This review presents an update of the knowledge generated in the last …

Standard methods for maintaining adult Apis mellifera in cages under in vitro laboratory conditions

GR Williams, C Alaux, C Costa, T Csaki… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Adult honey bees are maintained in vitro in laboratory cages for a variety of purposes. For
example, researchers may wish to perform experiments on honey bees caged individually or …

Standard methods for rearing and selection of Apis mellifera queens

R Büchler, S Andonov, K Bienefeld… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Aspergillus and aspergilloses in wild and domestic animals: a global health concern with parallels to human disease

S Seyedmousavi, J Guillot, P Arné… - Medical …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The importance of aspergillosis in humans and various animal species has increased over
the last decades. Aspergillus species are found worldwide in humans and in almost all …

Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research

H Human, R Brodschneider, V Dietemann… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A variety of methods are used in honey bee research and differ depending on the level at
which the research is conducted. On an individual level, the handling of individual honey …

Nano-managing silver and zinc as bio-conservational approach against pathogens of the honey bee

R Hussain, M Hasan, KJ Iqbal, A Zafar, T Tariq… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, silver and zinc oxide Nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by using W. coagulant
fruit extract as reducing agent and cap** agent. The green synthesized NP with distinct …