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Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?
Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2020 Since its migration from the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) to the European honey bee (Apis mellifera), the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has emerged as a major issue for beekeeping worldwide.
Amélie Noël, Y. Le Conte, F. Mondet
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Effects of exposure of honey bee colonies to neonicotinoid seed–treated maize crops
Journal of Apicultural Science, 2013 The effects to honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera L.) during and after exposure to flowering maize (Zea mays L.), grown from seeds coated with clothianidin and imidacloprid was assessed in field-realistic conditions.
Pohorecka Krystyna +9 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 Stingless bee (Meliponini) honey has long been considered a high-value functional food, but the perceived therapeutic value has lacked attribution to specific bioactive components.
M. Fletcher +7 more
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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020 The honey bee gut microbial community plays a vital role in immune response and defense against opportunistic pathogens. Environmental stressors, such as the herbicide glyphosate, may affect the gut microbiota, with negative consequences for bee health ...
Erick V. S. Motta +7 more
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Disentangling metabolic functions of bacteria in the honey bee gut
bioRxiv, 2017 It is presently unclear how much individual community members contribute to the overall metabolic output of a gut microbiota. To address this question, we used the honey bee, which harbors a relatively simple and remarkably conserved gut microbiota with ...
Lucie Kešnerová +5 more
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Analysis of Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Organic and Local Honey in Serbia
Sustainability, 2020 In times of increased concern for human health and care for the environment, it is important to investigate the consumer behavior models in order to better manage the product supply.
J. Vapa-Tankosić +4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The Spanish honey bee Apis mellifera iberiensis, had a mitochondrial genome of 16,560 bp. It consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and an AT-rich control region.
Leigh Boardman +6 more
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Dissecting the Antimicrobial Composition of Honey
Antibiotics, 2019 Honey is a complex sweet food stuff with well-established antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. It has been used for millennia in a variety of applications, but the most noteworthy include the treatment of surface wounds, burns and inflammation.
Victoria C. Nolan +2 more
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Environmental DNAPests and pathogens are a continuous threat to the health of Western honey bee Apis mellifera L. Monitoring honey bee colonies for arthropod pests, disease‐causing bacteria and fungi, and early detection of new invasions is essential to maintain the ...
Leigh Boardman +5 more
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