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Bee Updated: Current Knowledge on Bee Venom and Bee Envenoming Therapy [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 Honey bees can be found all around the world and fulfill key pollination roles within their natural ecosystems, as well as in agriculture. Most species are typically docile, and most interactions between humans and bees are unproblematic, despite their ability to inject a complex venom into their victims as a defensive mechanism.
Manuela B Pucca +2 more
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Spring honey bee losses in Italy [PDF]
, 2010 Background: During last years several cases of bee losses have been reported during the period of corn sowing in different European countries. In Italy an institutional system for bee losses survey does not exist and therefore some Italian regions ...
Sabatini , Anna Gloria +9 more
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Host-driven temperature dependence of Deformed wing virus infection in honey bee pupae
Communications Biology, 2023 Deformed Wing Virus best infects honey bee pupae at temperatures optimal for pupal development—not for viral enzymes—suggesting host facilitation of virus replication, and tradeoffs between infection resistance and bee survival.
Evan C. Palmer-Young +7 more
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023 Background The increasing incidence of cognitive impairment has become a health problem in the aging society. Owing to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, Brazilian green propolis—derived from Baccharis dracunculifolia—is anticipated to ...
Takashi Ito +2 more
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Special Issue: Honey Bee Pathogens and Parasites
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Honey bees are important pollinators of agricultural crops and despite the reports about elevated local colony losses over the last few decades [...]
Julia Ebeling +2 more
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Communications Biology, 2023 The analysis of a dataset collected over 15 years reveals no biological relevance of Nosema ceranae infections for colony losses; hence, N. ceranae is not considered a serious threat for honey bees in the background of Varroa destructor infestations.
Vivian Schüler +5 more
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Toxins, 2021 The Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae is the etiological agent of American Foulbrood, a highly contagious and often fatal honey bee brood disease. The species P.
Julia Ebeling +2 more
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A theoretical derivation of response to selection with and without controlled mating in honeybees
Genetics Selection Evolution, 2021 Background In recent years, the breeding of honeybees has gained significant scientific interest, and numerous theoretical and practical improvements have been made regarding the collection and processing of their performance data.
Manuel Du +3 more
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Mesilased eesti usundilises folklooris [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2023 The article traces changes in human cognitive and social development using the example of the only domesticated insect, the bee. From the 13th to the 20th century, forest bee-keeping spread, using live trees as beehives, and later also log hives on the ...
Mare Kõiva
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Insects, 2022 The increase in invasive alien species is a concern for the environment. The establishment of some of these species may be changing the balance between pathogenicity and host factors, which could alter the defense strategies of native host species ...
María Shantal Rodríguez-Flores +4 more
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