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An epidemiological model of viral infections in a Varroa-infested bee colony: the case of a bee-dependent mite population size [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 In recent years the spread of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has become the most serious threat to worldwide apiculture. In the model presented here we extend the bee population dynamics with mite viral epidemiology examined in an earlier paper by allowing a bee-dependent mite population size.
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MSPB: a longitudinal multi-sensor dataset with phenotypic trait measurements from honey bees [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 We present a longitudinal multi-sensor dataset collected from honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) with rich phenotypic measurements. Data were continuously collected between May-2020 and April-2021 from 53 hives located at two apiaries in Qu\'ebec, Canada. The sensor data included audio features, temperature, and relative humidity.
arxiv
Viral epidemiology of the adult Apis Mellifera infested by the Varroa destructor mite [PDF]
arXiv, 2015 The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has become one of the major worldwide threats for apiculture. Varroa destructor attacks the honey bee Apis mellifera weakening its host by sucking hemolymph. However, the damage to bee colonies is not strictly related to the parasitic action of the mite but it derives, above all, from its action as vector ...
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Individual behavioral rules sustain the cell allocation pattern in the combs of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) [PDF]
, 2012 In the beeswax combs of honey bees, the cells of brood, pollen, and honey have a consistent spatial pattern that is sustained throughout the life of a colony. This spatial pattern is believed to emerge from simple behavioral rules that specify how the queen moves, where foragers deposit honey/pollen and how honey/pollen is consumed from cells.
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A marked renewal process model for the size of a honey bee colony [PDF]
arXiv, 2016 Many areas of agriculture rely on honey bees to provide pollination services and any decline in honey bee numbers can impact on global food security. In order to understand the dynamics of honey bee colonies we present a discrete time marked renewal process model for the size of a colony.
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Behavioral modulation of the coexistence between Apis melifera and Varroa destructor: A defense against colony colapse disorder? [PDF]
, 2015 Colony Collapse Disorder has become a global problem for beekeepers and for the crops which depend on bee polination. Multiple factors are known to increase the risk of colony colapse, and the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor that parasitizes honey bees is among the main threats to colony health.
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Dancing Honey bee Robot Elicits Dance-Following and Recruits Foragers [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 The honey bee dance communication system is one of the most popular examples of animal communication. Forager bees communicate the flight vector towards food, water, or resin sources to nestmates by performing a stereotypical motion pattern on the comb surface in the darkness of the hive.
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Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2012 Background: In the European Union the placing of pesticides on the market requires as a prerequisite that a risk assessment demonstrates low risks to human health and the environment, among which includes pollinators.
Miles, Mark J., Alix, Anne
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Insects, 2019 Methyl benzoate (MB) is a component of bee semiochemicals. Recent discovery of insecticidal activity of MB against insect pests provides a potential alternative to chemical insecticides.
Yu-Cheng Zhu +4 more
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Evolutionary ApplicationsThe Africanized honey bee, a hybrid of Apis mellifera scutellata from Africa with European subspecies, has been considered an invasive species and a problem for beekeeping.
María de Jesús Aguilar‐Aguilar +6 more
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