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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 +3 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2018 Honey bees are being scrutinized for their potential impact upon wild bees. In lowland heath mosaics, a simple but resource rich habitat for pollinators, there is a higher probability of niche overlap for bumble bees and honey bees due to the requirement
Elizabeth Franklin +4 more
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Evaluating competition for forage plants between honey bees and wild bees in Denmark.
PLoS ONE, 2021 A recurrent concern in nature conservation is the potential competition for forage plants between wild bees and managed honey bees. Specifically, that the highly sophisticated system of recruitment and large perennial colonies of honey bees quickly ...
Claus Rasmussen +12 more
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Insects, 2021 Hornets and honey bees have a long history of coevolution resulting in a plethora of captivating adaptations and counteradaptations between predator and prey.
Federico Cappa +4 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2021 Aureobasidium melanogenum has been used as an animal feed additive for improving thehealth of pets, however, it has not yet been applied in honey bees. Here, a fungal strain CK-CsC isolated from bee bread pollen, was identified as A.
Chih-Kuan Hsu +2 more
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Investigating the effects of diesel exhaust and flower color on flower visitation by free-flying honey bees [PDF]
, 2022 Previous laboratory studies have shown that diesel exhaust can differentially degrade the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that constitute floral odors.
Jackson, C.W. +15 more
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Toxics, 2023 Honey bees have significant ecological and economic value as important pollinators, but they are continuously exposed to various environmental stressors, including insecticides, which can impair their health and cause colony decline.
Xiasang Chen +5 more
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Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of honey bee viruses, Nosema microsporidia, protozoan parasites, and parasitic mites in China [PDF]
, 2013 China has the largest number of managed honey bee colonies, which produce the highest quantity of honey and royal jelly in the world; however, the presence of honey bee pathogens and parasites has never been rigorously identified in Chinese apiaries.
Li, Tianbang +7 more
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Impact of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) density on wild bee foraging behaviour
Journal of Apicultural Science, 2016 Honey bees are globally regarded as important crop pollinators and are also valued for their honey production. They have been introduced on an almost worldwide scale.
Goras Georgios +5 more
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