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Comparative Flight Activities and Pathogen Load of Two Stocks of Honey Bees Reared in Gamma-Irradiated Combs

open access: yesInsects, 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   +2 more
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Population genomics and morphometric assignment of western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Republic of South Africa

open access: yesBMC 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   +3 more
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The detection of Melissococcus pluton in honey bees (Apis mellifera) and their products using a hemi-nested PCR [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
A hemi-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was further developed for the detection of Melissococcus pluton in adult bees and honey bee products. A chloroform:isoamyl alcohol DNA extraction method was used to provide template from 154 samples of adult ...
Djordjevic, SP   +3 more
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The Bee, A Natural History, by Noah Wilson-Rich (2014, Princeton University Press. ISBN: 9780691161358. US$27.95) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
(excerpt) Upon receiving “The Bee, A Natural History”, by Noah Wilson Rich, I was drawn in by the title and the beautiful rust and grey front cover featuring a nearly 3-D photo of a honey bee.
Otis, Gard W, Dr.
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Session 11 - “Dangerous things”: A Symbolic domain for killer bees

open access: yes, 2007
Viewing usage of words in culture as key symbols, Sherry B. Ortner\u27s indicators were applied to an analysis of the lay-public’s use of killer bee , Africanized Honey Bee , and honey bee . While conducting social impact study in southern Nevada, the
LeBas, Daniel E.
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Exploring a Potential Avenue for Beekeeping in Ireland: Safeguarding Locally Adapted Honeybees for Breeding Varroa-Resistant Lines

open access: yesInsects, 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   +2 more
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Knowing the honey bee : a multispecies ethnography : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Anthropology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Multispecies scholarship argues that the non-human has been relegated to the background of discussions about who and what inhabits and shapes the world.
Luttrell, Jordan
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Transcriptomic and functional resources for the small hive beetle Aethina tumida, a worldwide parasite of honey bees

open access: yesGenomics 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

تشخیص مولکولی ویروس فلج مزمن زنبور عسل (CBPV) برای اولین بار در ایران [PDF]

open access: yesArchives 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   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Italian National Beekeeping Registry (BDNA) as a Tool to Identify Areas Suitable for Controlled Mating of Honey Bees in Italy

open access: yesApplied 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   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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