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Wedge-Shaped Beetles (suggested common name) Ripiphorus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae)
EDIS, 2015 Ripiphoridae are a family of unusual parasitic beetles that are thought to be related to tumbling flower beetles and blister beetles. They parasitize bees and wasps, roaches, and wood-boring beetles, but specific hosts for many ripiphorid species are ...
David Owens +4 more
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THE GENERAL APICULTURAL SITUATION OF TURKEY [PDF]
Poljoprivreda, 2002 This review is aimed to investigate the general structure, potential and their some important characteristics of Turkish beekeeping. Additional, the amount and type of beehives, important apicultural areas, honeybee products, bee races, migratory ...
R. Sirali
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A ZIF‐90 nanocarrier delivers dinotefuran and suppresses NlABCG3 and NlABCH1 in resistant Nilaparvata lugens. This system combines pH/ATP‐triggered release with enhanced foliar retention, improving efficacy while sparing honeybees and promoting rice growth, offering a promising resistance‐breaking strategy.
Chengshuai He +9 more
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Does Contract Farming Reduce Pesticide Use? Panel Data Evidence From Smallholder Farmers in China
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The inappropriate and excessive use of pesticides poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health in the agri‐food sector. While existing studies have examined the potential of contract farming to address this issue, most have focused on large‐scale farms and relied on small or transactional datasets, often leaving the role of crop‐specific
Zhihui Liang, Shan Jin, Matthew Gorton
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SociobiologyVarious bee pests cause yield losses in honey bees and/or hive collapse. The most important is the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), which has become one of the biggest problems of today's beekeeping. The national study investigated small hive beetles
ALİ Tümay Gürler +17 more
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European Honey Bee Apis mellifera Linnaeus and subspecies (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)
EDIS, 2013 This document provides an overview of the European honey bee, Apis mellifera, detailing its natural distribution, subspecies, and introduction to the Americas.
Ashley N. Mortensen +2 more
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Honey bee colony losses: Why are honey bees disappearing?
Sociobiology, 2021 The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera: Apidae) is a species of crucial economic, agricultural and environmental importance. In the last ten years, some regions of the world have suffered from a significant reduction of honey bee colonies.
Peter Hristov +3 more
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American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Climate change is altering the timing of many plant phenological events, yet most studies focus on flowering, with less attention given to later reproductive stages such as fruit development and ripening. Vaccinium angustifolium (lowbush blueberry) is an important perennial berry species that may be sensitive to these changes.
Jenna Floyd +5 more
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Losing the Arms Race: Greater Wax Moths Sense but Ignore Bee Alarm Pheromones
Insects, 2019 The greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella L., is one of main pests of honeybees. The larvae burrow into the wax, damaging the bee comb and degenerating bee products, but also causes severe effects like driving the whole colony to abscond.
Yuan Li +7 more
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The antibacterial activity of honey: 2. Variation in the potency of the antibacterial activity [PDF]
, 1992 Honey is gaining acceptance by the medical profession for use as an antibacterial agent for the treatment of ulcers and bed sores, and other surface infections resulting from burns and wounds. In many cases it is being used with success on infections not
Molan, Peter C., Peter C Molan
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