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Microbial Pressure and Social Immunity: Bumble Bees Increase Brood Hygiene After Exposure to a Bacillus thuringiensis‐Based Biopesticide

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
In social insect colonies, diseased or dead brood is identified and removed by workers to prevent the infection of the whole colony. Here, bumble bee larvae exposed to a bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. aizawai (strain: ABTS‐1857)) based biopesticide were removed more frequently than wounded or untreated control larvae. This shows that bumble bee
Michelle Scheffler, Karoline Wueppenhorst, Doreen Babin, Abdulrahim T. Alkassab, Silvio Erler   +4 more
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The Vulnerability of New Zealand Forage Plants to Incursions by New Pests, Pathogens and Weeds, and the Case for Greater Protection

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 69, Issue 1, February 2026.
We outline the diversity of pests, weeds and plant pathogens absent from New Zealand that threaten forage production, examine their potential import pathways, and outline the challenges of managing them should they arrive. The number and diversity of threats and pathways indicates ongoing incursions are inevitable.
Craig B. Phillips, Gary Barker, Nigel Bell, Chris E. Buddenhagen, Lee Aalders, Mark Braithwaite, Trevor James, Sofia Orre‐Gordon, William Dyck, Dave Hodges   +9 more
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Beekeeping Risks and Validation of Biosecurity Measures against Major Infectious Diseases in Apis mellifera in Europe

Agriculture
Background/Objectives: In a collaborative effort, FAO, the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Association “Apimondia”, the Appalachian State University, and the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e Toscana (IZSLT), the FAO Reference ...
Alessandra De Carolis, Adam J. Newmark, Jieun Kim, Junxia Song, Marco Pietropaoli, Veronica Manara, Andrea Gyorffy, Joseph Cazier, Giovanni Formato   +8 more
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Effect of Arak (Salvadora persica) and Cinnamon (Cinnamomum spp.) Extracts on Foulbrood Bacteria In vitro [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2016
  The antibacterial activity of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of both Arak (Salvadora persica) and Cinnamon (Cinnamomum spp.) plants was evaluated on the foulbrood bacteria under the laboratory conditions instead of the synthetic antibiotics [it is
I. Gaaboub, R. Omar, M. Khattab, A. Khattaby, M. Hashish   +4 more
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Characterization of Potential Risk Pathways for African Swine Fever Introduction Into Brazil

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
African swine fever (ASF) poses a serious threat to global swine production, and its reintroduction into Brazil, the world’s third‐largest pork exporter, would have severe socioeconomic consequences. This study characterized the potential risk pathways for ASF introduction in Brazil by analyzing three key aspects: seizure of informally imported animal ...
Isadora Martins Pinto Coelho, Érica Lorenza Martins Araújo, Breno Oliveira Lima Ramos, Ailton Junior Antunes da Costa, Lorena Diniz Macedo Silva Maia, Ana Luisa Martins Brum, João Paulo Amaral Haddad, Rafael Romero Nicolino, Fedor Korennoy   +8 more
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Antimicrobial Activity from Putative Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria for the Biological Control of American and European Foulbrood Diseases

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
The balance of the gut microbiome is important for the honey bee’s growth and development, immune function and defense against pathogens. The use of a beneficial bacteria-based strategy for the prevention and biocontrol of American foulbrood (AFB) and ...
Massimo Iorizzo, Sonia Ganassi, Gianluca Albanese, Francesco Letizia, Bruno Testa, Cosimo Tedino, Sonia Petrarca, Franco Mutinelli, Alessandra Mazzeo, Antonio De Cristofaro   +9 more
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Honey Bee Colony Health in Thiamethoxam‐Treated Sugar Beet Fields: A Field‐Based Case Study

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2025.
Using multi‐site field trials during Germany's 2021 emergency authorization of thiamethoxam‐treated sugar beet, we combined colony demography and residue analyses with complementary worker survival assays to characterize honey bee exposure under realistic conditions.
Richard Odemer, Stefan Berg, Jens Pistorius, Ingrid Illies   +3 more
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Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Variants of Melissococcus plutonius (Ex White), the Causal Agent of European Foulbrood

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2020
The bacterium Melissococcus plutonius is the etiologic agent of the European foulbrood (EFB), one of the most harmful bacterial diseases that causes the larvae of bees to have an intestinal infection.
de León-Door Adrián Ponce, Pérez-Ordóñez Gerardo, Romo-Chacón Alejandro, Rios-Velasco Claudio, Órnelas-Paz José D. J., Zamudio-Flores Paul B., Acosta-Muñiz Carlos H.   +6 more
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Molecular Surveillance of Honey Bee Hives Using eDNA Metabarcoding During Pollination Season

Environmental DNA, Volume 7, Issue 6, November–December 2025.
Healthy honey bees are critical in safeguarding our food supply, but monitoring their health may present a significant challenge. Here, we used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding on bee hive debris and detected species of arthropods, bacteria and fungi contributing to form the bee hive environment, including hive pests and pathogens as well as hive
Jessica Henneken, Francesco Martoni, Alexander Piper, Reannon Smith, Brendan Rodoni   +4 more
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‘Disease‐smart’ outcrossing can enhance individual fitness and increase survival via immune priming against pathogens: New approaches to strengthen genetic rescue efforts

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 18, Issue 5, Page 786-797, September 2025.
Our study provides a proof of concept for combining immune priming with assisted migration for insect conservation. Introducing genetically diverse, immune‐primed migrants improves both pathogen resistance and reproductive success in inbred individuals.
Enakshi Ghosh, Matthew Wallace, Ruth A. Hufbauer   +2 more
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