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 …

Honey bees feed on floral nectar and pollen that they store in their colonies as honey and
bee bread. Social division of labor enables the collection of stores of food that are consumed …

It is presently unclear how much individual community members contribute to the overall
metabolic output of a gut microbiota. To address this question, we used the honey bee …

Adequate nutrition supports the development of healthy honey bee colonies. We give an
overview of the nutritional demands of honey bee workers at three levels:(1) colony nutrition …

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 …

This book describes and illustrates the results of more than fifteen years of elegant
experimental studies conducted by the author to investigate how a colony of bees is …

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 …

Background Honey bee colonies managed for agricultural pollination are highly dependent
on human inputs, especially for disease control and supplemental nutrition. Hives are …

Honey bees are important agricultural pollinators that rely on a specific gut microbiota for the
regulation of their immune system and defense against pathogens. Environmental stressors …

We previously characterized and quantified the influence of land use on survival and
productivity of colonies positioned in six apiaries and found that colonies in apiaries …