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Probiotic candidates for controlling Paenibacillus larvae, a causative agent of American foulbrood disease in honey bee

BMC Microbiology, 2023
Background American foulbrood (AFB) disease caused by Paenibacillus larvae is dangerous, and threatens beekeeping. The eco-friendly treatment method using probiotics is expected to be the prospective method for controlling this pathogen in honey bees ...
A-Tai Truong, Jeong Eun Kang, Mi-Sun Yoo, Thi Thu Nguyen, So-Youn Youn, Soon-Seek Yoon, Yun Sang Cho   +6 more
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Comb Irradiation Has Limited, Interactive Effects on Colony Performance or Pathogens in Bees, Varroa destructor and Wax Based on Two Honey Bee Stocks

Insects, 2019
Parasitic mites and pathogens compromise honey bee health. Development of sustainable and integrative methods of managing these problems will minimize their detrimental impact on honey bees.
Lilia I. de Guzman, Michael Simone-Finstrom, Amanda M. Frake, Philip Tokarz   +3 more
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Comparative Flight Activities and Pathogen Load of Two Stocks of Honey Bees Reared in Gamma-Irradiated Combs

Insects, 2017
Gamma irradiation is known to inactivate various pathogens that negatively affect honey bee health. Bee pathogens, such as Deformed wing virus (DWV) and Nosema spp., have a deleterious impact on foraging activities and bee survival, and have been ...
Lilia I. de Guzman, Amanda M. Frake, Michael Simone-Finstrom   +2 more
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Population genomics and morphometric assignment of western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Republic of South Africa

BMC Genomics, 2018
Backgrounds Apis mellifera scutellata and A.m. capensis (the Cape honey bee) are western honey bee subspecies indigenous to the Republic of South Africa (RSA). Both bees are important for biological and economic reasons. First, A.m.
Amin Eimanifar, Samantha A. Brooks, Tomas Bustamante, James D. Ellis   +3 more
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Exploring a Potential Avenue for Beekeeping in Ireland: Safeguarding Locally Adapted Honeybees for Breeding Varroa-Resistant Lines

Insects, 2023
Beekeeping in Ireland has been strongly impacted by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor, whose introduction caused alarming honeybee colony losses. If unmitigated, these losses could lead to the disappearance of the native honeybee subspecies, Apis ...
Stephen Smith, Arrigo Moro, Grace P. McCormack   +2 more
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تشخیص مولکولی ویروس فلج مزمن زنبور عسل (CBPV) برای اولین بار در ایران [PDF]

Archives of Razi Institute, 2015
در میان ویروس های آلوده کننده زنبور عسل، ویروس فلجی مزمن (CBPV) به عنوان عامل بوجود آورنده زیان های قابل توجه در کلنی های زنبور عسل شناخته شده است. ویروس فلجی مزمن  یک RNA ویروس تک رشته ای، پلی مورف و طبقه بندی نشده می باشد.
مجتبی محرمی, حسین مدیرروستا   +1 more
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The Italian National Beekeeping Registry (BDNA) as a Tool to Identify Areas Suitable for Controlled Mating of Honey Bees in Italy

Applied Sciences, 2021
Honey bee mating is difficult to control as it occurs in flight, several kilometers away from the hive of origin of both queens and drones. In recent years, there has been an increase in the introduction into Italy of queen bees and swarms originating ...
Franco Mutinelli, Matteo Mazzucato, Marco Barbujani, Emanuele Carpana, Vincenzo Di Salvo, Tiziano Gardi, Daniele Greco, Luca Bonizzoni, Massimo Benvenuti, Claudia Casarotto, Laura Bortolotti, Cecilia Costa   +11 more
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Sickness Behavior in Honey Bees [PDF]

Frontiers in Physiology, 2016
During an infection, animals suffer several changes in their normal physiology and behavior which may include lethargy, appetite loss, and reduction in grooming and general movements. This set of alterations is known as sickness behavior and although it has been extensively believed to be orchestrated primarily by the immune system, a relevant role for
Nadia Kazlauskas, Martín Klappenbach, Amaicha Mara Depino, Fernando Locatelli   +3 more
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Viral species differentially influence macronutrient preferences based on honey bee genotype

Biology Open, 2022
Food quantity and macronutrients contribute to honey bee health and colony survival by mediating immune responses. We determined if this held true for bees injected with chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) and deformed wing virus (DWV), two common honey ...
Hannah J. Penn, Michael D. Simone-Finstrom, Lilia I. de Guzman, Philip G. Tokarz, Rachel Dickens   +4 more
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Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees

Genomics Data, 2016
The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a major pest of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the United States and Australia, and an emergent threat in Europe.
Matthew R. Tarver, Qiang Huang, Lilia de Guzman, Tom Rinderer, Beth Holloway, Justin Reese, Daniel Weaver, Jay D. Evans   +7 more
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