[HTML][HTML] Impact of microorganisms and entomopathogenic nematodes used for plant protection on solitary and social bee pollinators: Host range, specificity …

S Erler, JH Eckert, M Steinert, AT Alkassab - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Pollinating bees are stressed by highly variable environmental conditions, malnutrition,
parasites and pathogens, but may also by getting in contact with microorganisms or …

The Movement of Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) Among US States and Territories: History, Benefits, Risks, and Mitigation Strategies

J Marcelino, C Braese, K Christmon… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Beekee** is a cornerstone activity that has led to the human-mediated, global spread of
western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) outside their native range of Europe, western Asia …

Mitochondrial genomes illuminate the evolutionary history of the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera)

E Tihelka, C Cai, D Pisani, PCJ Donoghue - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) are one of the most important pollinators of agricultural
crops and wild plants. Despite the growth in the availability of sequence data for honey …

Occurrence of parasites and pathogens in honey bee colonies used in a European genotype-environment interactions experiment

MD Meixner, RM Francis, A Gajda… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Diseases are known to be one of the major contributors to colony losses. Within a Europe-
wide experiment on genotype—environment interactions, an initial 621 colonies were set up …

Effects of selection and local adaptation on resilience and economic suitability in Apis mellifera carnica

M Kovačić, Z Puškadija, MM Dražić, A Uzunov… - Apidologie, 2020 - Springer
Modern techniques of selective breeding show high potential to improve economically
important traits of honey bees. However, breeding may neglect fundamental rules of natural …

Using Whole-Genome Sequence Information to Foster Conservation Efforts for the European Dark Honey Bee, Apis mellifera mellifera

M Parejo, D Wragg, L Gauthier, A Vignal… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Pollination is a key ecosystem service for agricultural systems and Western honey bees,
Apis mellifera, are the most important managed pollinators. Major losses of managed honey …

Appeal for biodiversity protection of native honey bee subspecies of Apis mellifera in Italy (San Michele all'Adige declaration)

P Fontana, C Costa, G Di Prisco, E Ruzzier… - Bulletin of …, 2018 - openpub.fmach.it
Honey bees are pollinators that play a key-role in plant biodiversity conservation and crop
production. This unique insect species has been managed in hives by beekeepers for …

Drawbacks and benefits of hygienic behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.): a review

G Leclercq, B Pannebakker, N Gengler… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The hygienic behavior of honey bee workers contributes to the social immunity of colonies.
The ability of workers to detect and remove unhealthy or dead brood prevents the …

[PDF][PDF] Honey bee genotypes and the environment

MD Meixner, R Büchler, C Costa… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Although knowledge about honey bee geographic and genetic diversity has increased
tremendously in recent decades (Meixner et al., 2013), the adaptation of honey bees to their …

Integrative genomics reveals the genetics and evolution of the honey bee's social immune system

BA Harpur, MM Guarna, E Huxter, H Higo… - Genome Biology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Social organisms combat pathogens through individual innate immune responses or
through social immunity—behaviors among individuals that limit pathogen transmission …