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Oilseed Rape, Bees and Integrated Pest Management

2010
As a major mass-flowering crop producing an abundance of nectar and pollen, oilseed rape is very attractive to honey bees, bumblebees and solitary bees. It provides a food resource of considerable value in sustaining bee populations in agroecosystems at a time when bees are in decline.
Marika Mänd, Ingrid H. Williams, Eneli Viik, Reet Karise   +3 more
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Pathogens, Pests, and Economics: Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Declines and Losses

EcoHealth, 2013
The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is responsible for ecosystem services (pollination) worth US$215 billion annually worldwide and the number of managed colonies has increased 45% since 1961. However, in Europe and the U.S., two distinct phenomena; long-term declines in colony numbers and increasing annual colony losses, have led to significant ...
Kristine M, Smith, Elizabeth H, Loh, Melinda K, Rostal, Carlos M, Zambrana-Torrelio, Luciana, Mendiola, Peter, Daszak   +5 more
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Development of plant based biopesticide for bee diseases and pests

2019
Plant-based biopesticides are being developed for control of bee pests and diseases. Plant extracts are evaluated for effectiveness against selected honeybee pests and safety to non target organisms and the environment. The effective and non-toxic plant extracts are formulated, validated, protected by patent and registered with relevant bodies. Overall,
Murungi, Lucy Kananu, Irungu, Janet
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Importation of bees risks introducing a notifiable pest

Veterinary Record, 2021
John, Hill, Mark, Little, Shane, Murray
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An Introductory Review on the Wax Moth; a Devastating Pest of the Honey Bees

2023
Galleria mellonella L. (Greater Wax Moth) and Achroia grisella E (Lesser Wax Moth) are honey bees' most disastrous and economically important pests. Furthermore, in comparison to adults, larvae are a primary destructive stage for honey bee colonies. Voraciously feeding larvae prefer to take bee combs, stored pollen reserves, honey, larval and pupal ...
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Microbial Control for Invasive Arthropod Pests of Honey Bees

2008
Honey bees are critical to world agriculture because of their role in crop pollination. Unfortunately, the sustainability of this bee is threatened by an increasing number of invasive pests, particularly the tracheal mite, varroa mite, and small hive beetle.
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Potential of Ozone as a Fumigant to Control Pests in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Hives

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2011
Ozone is a powerful oxidant capable of killing insects and microorganisms, and eliminating odors, taste, and color. Thus, it could be useful as a fumigant to decontaminate honey comb between uses. The experiments here are intended to determine the exposure levels required to kill an insect pest and spore forming bee pathogens.
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Propolis and its effects on bee diseases and pests: a systematic review

Journal of Apicultural Research, 2022
Guido Laércio Bragança Castagnino, Aránzazu Meana, Maria Teresa Cutuli de Simón, Luis Fernando Batista Pinto   +3 more
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World Honey Bee Health: The Global Distribution of Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Pests and Pathogens

Bee World, 2021
Humberto Boncristiani, James D Ellis, Cameron J Jack   +2 more
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A Research on the Determination of Honey Bee Diseases and Pests in Van Province

2014
The current survey study, which was conducted between months of October and December of 2012, aimed to determine the problems with honey bee disease and pests and the basic methods of struggle of beekeepers throughout the province of Van. In the result of the evaluation of data obtained from one-to-one interviews with a total of 71 beekeepers, it was ...
BİNGÖL, Mesut, ERKAN, Cengiz
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