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Chronic Cadmium Exposure Induces Impaired Olfactory Learning and Altered Brain Gene Expression in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Insects, 2022
The honey bee (Apis mellifera) plays vital ecological roles in the pollination of crops and the maintenance of ecological balance, and adult honey bees may be exposed to exogenous chemicals including heavy metals during their foraging activities. Cadmium
Zhiguo Li, Yuanmei Qiu, Jing Li, Kunlin Wan, Hongyi Nie, Songkun Su   +5 more
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Unraveling Honey Bee–Varroa destructor Interaction: Multiple Factors Involved in Differential Resistance between Two Uruguayan Populations

Veterinary Sciences, 2020
The ectoparasite Varroa destructor is the greatest biotic threat of honey bees Apis mellifera in vast regions of the world. Recently, the study of natural mite-resistant populations has gained much interest to understand the action of natural selection ...
Yamandú Mendoza, Ivanna H. Tomasco, Karina Antúnez, Loreley Castelli, Belén Branchiccela, Estela Santos, Ciro Invernizzi   +6 more
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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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Oral or Topical Exposure to Glyphosate in Herbicide Formulation Impacts the Gut Microbiota and Survival Rates of Honey Bees

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, Myra Mak, Tyler K. De Jong, J. E. Powell, Angela C. O’Donnell, K. Suhr, I. Riddington, N. Moran   +7 more
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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) modify plant-pollinator network structure, but do not alter wild species' interactions.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) are widely used for honey production and crop pollination, raising concern for wild pollinators, as honey bees may compete with wild pollinators for floral resources.
Sydney H Worthy, John H Acorn, Carol M Frost   +2 more
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A Bacterial Symbiont Protects Honey Bees from Fungal Disease

bioRxiv, 2020
Fungi can play critical roles in host microbiomes (5–7), yet bacterial-fungal interactions are understudied. For insects, fungi are the leading cause of disease (5, 8).
Delaney L. Miller, E. Smith, Irene L. G. Newton   +2 more
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Analysis of Pollination Services Provided by Wild and Managed Bees (Apoidea) in Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) Production in Maine, USA, with a Literature Review

Agronomy, 2020
Maine is the largest producer of wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) in the United States. Pollination comes from combinations of honey bees (Apis mellifera (L.)), commercial bumble bees (Bombus impatiens Cresson), and wild bees.
Sara L. Bushmann, Francis A. Drummond
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Introduced honey bees increase host plant abundance but decrease native bumble bee species richness and abundance

Ecosphere, 2022
Long‐term variation in the population density of introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) has been shown to be associated with variations in floral traits in alpine lotus (Saussurea nigrescens).
Ruijun Su, Wenfei Dai, Yulian Yang, Xuelin Wang, Rui Gao, Mengying He, Chuan Zhao, Junpeng Mu   +7 more
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B-Vitamins Influence the Consumption of Macronutrients in Honey Bees

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Insects require dietary sources of B-vitamins, but relatively little is known about whether they regulate B-vitamin intake in the same way they regulate other nutrients.
Walaa Ahmed Elsayeh, Walaa Ahmed Elsayeh, Chelsea Cook, Geraldine A. Wright, Geraldine A. Wright   +4 more
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Honey Bee Viruses [PDF]

, 2007
Viruses are significant threats to the health and well-being of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. To alleviate the threats posed by these invasive organisms, a better understanding of bee viral infections will be of crucial importance in developing effective and environmentally benign disease control strategies. Although knowledge of honey bee viruses has
Chen, Yan Ping, Siede, Reinhold
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