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Quantitative analytical tools for bee health (Apis mellifera) assessment [PDF]

, 2015
Background: The number of honeybee (Apis mellifera) colony losses has grown significantly in the past decade, endangering pollination of agricultural crops.
Avni, Dorit, Golani, Yael, Mahler, Tomer, Inberg, Alex, Lerner, Inbar Maayan, Gafni, Guy, Kleimanowicz, Merav Gleit   +6 more
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Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
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A Systemic Model for Understanding Business Interactions With Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation represent critical threats to human well‐being and economic resilience, challenging businesses to understand and manage their interdependence with natural systems. This study develops a systemic framework—the BioModel—that elucidates the reciprocal relationship between businesses, biodiversity, and ...
Lino Cinquini, Giacomo Pigatto, Andrea Tenucci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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.
Janet Irungu, Lucy Kananu Murungi
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Biodiversity Strategies in Action—Empirical Evidence From the Food Value Chain

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an increasing need for better understanding of firm activities that contribute to biodiversity preservation. Panwar, Ober, and Pinkse offer a valuable typology of corporate biodiversity protection strategies based on temporal and spatial dimensions, namely, the preloss (proactive) strategies of conservation and compensation, and the ...
Joanna Scott‐Kennel, Sini Laari, Asta Salmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic study on major honeybee disease, pests and predators in North Western Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine and Science
Background The study was conducted in Pawe district from Benishangul‐Gumuz and Jawi and Fagita Lekoma districts from the Amhara region to investigate major honeybee pests, predators and diseases.
Esubalew Shitaneh, Habtie Arega, Amssalu Bezabeh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring for Amoebic Disease (Malpighamoeba mellificae) in Honey Bee Colonies

EDIS
Digestive health is an overlooked but vital component of the success of Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. Viral, bacterial, fungal, and protozoal infections can inhibit nutrient uptake and waste elimination by the honey bee digestive tract ...
Hannah N. Gurland, James C. Fulton, Marley E. Iredale, Amy T. Vu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of climate change on insect pests of trees [PDF]

, 2008
There are many interactions and it is exetremely difficult to predict the impact of climate change on insect pests in the future, but we may expect an increase of certain primary pests as well as secondary pests and invasive ...
Moraal, L.G., Jagers op Akkerhuis, G.A.J.M., Jagers op Akkerhuis, L.   +2 more
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Observations on bee species visiting white clover in New Zealand pastures [PDF]

, 2010
There is currently worldwide concern about a loss of pollinating insects, with wild species being adversely affected by habitat destruction and managed honey bees decreasing in number because of the global spread of bee pests and diseases such as the ...
Aulsford, James, Donovan, Barry, Scott-Dupree, Cynthia D., Bardol, Nicolas, Malone, Louise, Howlett, Brad   +5 more
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Towards a Biodiversity Positive Business Strategy: The MCRV (Monitoring, Conserving, Restoring, Valorizing) Framework

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite mounting regulatory pressure and growing scientific consensus on biodiversity loss, most corporate action remains reactive, fragmented, and strategically peripheral. Existing frameworks address what firms should report rather than how they can build the organizational capabilities required to act strategically.
Jacopo Cricchio, Valentina Cucino, Alberto Di Minin, Gianmaria Ontano, Andrea Piccaluga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source