Integrated Pest Management Control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae), the Most Damaging Pest of (Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)) Colonies

CJ Jack, JD Ellis - Journal of Insect Science, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
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 …

[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 …

Biology and control of Varroa destructor

P Rosenkranz, P Aumeier, B Ziegelmann - Journal of invertebrate …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Sub-lethal effects of dietary neonicotinoid insecticide exposure on honey bee queen fecundity and colony development

J Wu-Smart, M Spivak - Scientific reports, 2016‏ - nature.com
Many factors can negatively affect honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) health including the
pervasive use of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides. Through direct consumption of …

Propolis and bee health: the natural history and significance of resin use by honey bees

M Simone-Finstrom, M Spivak - Apidologie, 2010‏ - apidologie.org
Social immunity, which describes how individual behaviors of group members effectively
reduce disease and parasite transmission at the colony level, is an emerging field in social …

Natural Varroa mite-surviving Apis mellifera honeybee populations

B Locke - Apidologie, 2016‏ - Springer
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 …

Socialized medicine: individual and communal disease barriers in honey bees

JD Evans, M Spivak - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2010‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Parasitic mites of honey bees: life history, implications, and impact

D Sammataro, U Gerson… - Annual review of …, 2000‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The hive of the honey bee is a suitable habitat for diverse mites (Acari), including
nonparasitic, omnivorous, and pollen-feeding species, and parasites. The biology and …

Genetic, individual, and group facilitation of disease resistance in insect societies

N Wilson-Rich, M Spivak, NH Fefferman… - Annual review of …, 2009‏ - annualreviews.org
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 …

Coevolution while you wait: Varroa jacobsoni, a new parasite of western honeybees

BP Oldroyd - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1999‏ - cell.com
The mite Varroa jacobsoni is a brood parasite of the Asian hive bee, Apis cerana. The recent
switch in host from A. cerana to the western honeybee, Apis mellifera, offers an exceptional …