Possible interference of Bacillus thuringiensis in the survival and behavior of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), an entomopathogenic bacterium, has been used as bioinsecticides for insect pest control worldwide. Consequently, the objective of this work was to evaluate the possible effects of commercial formulations of Bt products, Dipel
Gabriela Libardoni +7 more
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Range and Frequency of Africanized Honey Bees in California (USA). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Africanized honey bees entered California in 1994 but few accounts of their northward expansion or their frequency relative to European honey bees have been published. We used mitochondrial markers and morphometric analyses to determine the prevalence of
Yoshiaki Kono, Joshua R Kohn
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The Genomic Basis of Adaptation to High Elevations in Africanized Honey Bees. [PDF]
Genome Biol Evol, 2023 A range of different genetic architectures underpin local adaptation in nature. Honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the Eastern African Mountains harbor high frequencies of two chromosomal inversions that likely govern adaptation to this high-elevation ...
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The Fungus Nosema ceranae and a Sublethal Dose of the Neonicotinoid Insecticide Thiamethoxam Differentially Affected the Health and Immunity of Africanized Honey Bees. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are affected by different biotic and abiotic stressors, such as the fungus Nosema ceranae and neonicotinoid insecticides, that negatively impact their health.
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Two Distinct Genomic Lineages of Sinaivirus Detected in Guyanese Africanized Honey Bees. [PDF]
Microbiol Resour Announc, 2022 Over the past decade or so, PCR-based screening programs have reported that Africanized honey bees (AHB) are also hosts to viruses commonly found in European honey bees. Very little is known about the genomic variants found in AHB.
Schroeder DC +11 more
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Admixture in Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) from Panamá to San Diego, California (U.S.A.). [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 The Africanized honey bee (AHB) is a New World amalgamation of several subspecies of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), a diverse taxon historically grouped into four major biogeographic lineages: A (African), M (Western European), C (Eastern ...
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Africanized honey bees in Colombia exhibit high prevalence but low level of infestation of Varroa mites and low prevalence of pathogenic viruses. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 The global spread of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has promoted the spread and virulence of highly infectious honey bee viruses. This phenomenon is considered the leading cause for the increased number of colony losses experienced by the mite ...
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Three decades of “Africanized” honey bees in California
California Agriculture, 2023 “Africanized” honey bees (AHB) have been part of California's agricultural and natural landscapes for nearly three decades. Prior to their arrival in 1994, leading honey bee experts expressed concern over the potentially disastrous impact of AHB on ...
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Are you my mother? When host genetics and gut microbiota tell different phylogenetic stories in the Africanized honey bee hybrid (Apis mellifera scutellata × sspp.) [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumAfricanized honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata × sspp.) originated in Brazil through the crossbreeding of African (A. mellifera scutellata) and European (A. mellifera sspp.) honey bee subspecies.
Kilmer Oliveira Soares +6 more
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Reexamination of honey bee Africanization in Mexico and other regions of the New World [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHoney bees (Apis mellifera) are not native to the New World. The initial introduction of the species to the Americas occurred from Europe, with subsequent introductions from Africa.
Emeterio Payró de la Cruz +3 more
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