The negative impacts of pesticides, in particular insecticides, on bees and other pollinators
have never been disputed. Insecticides can directly kill these vital insects, whereas …

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 …

Highlights•Nutritional stress and disease are two of the main concerns in honey bee
health.•Poor nutrition can lead to increased susceptibility to viral and fungal diseases.•Some …

Many complex factors have been linked to the recent marked increase in honey bee colony
failure, including pests and pathogens, agrochemicals, and nutritional stressors. It remains …

There is increasing worldwide concern about the impacts of pesticide residues on honey
bees and bee colony survival, but how sublethal effects of pesticides on bees might cause …

Honeybees ensure a key ecosystem service by pollinating many agricultural crops and wild
plants. However, in the past few decades, managed bee colonies have been declining in …

Honey bee is vital for pollination and ecological services, boosting crops productivity in
terms of quality and quantity, and production of colony products: wax, royal jelly, bee venom …

Several studies have suggested that covert stressors can contribute to bee colony declines.
Here we provide a novel case study and show using radiofrequency identification tracking …

Certain preventive measures are proposed:(1) providing ample high-quality forage and
clean water,(2) avoiding sugarisation, ie superfluous use of sugar syrup,(3) meeting the …

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 …