Managed honey bee colony losses in Canada, China, Europe, Israel and Turkey, for the winters of 2008-9 and 1009-10 [PDF]
, 2012 In 2008 the COLOSS network was formed by honey bee experts from Europe and the USA. The primary objectives set by this scientific network were to explain and to prevent large scale losses of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies.
Charriere, Jean-Daniel +41 more
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Spring honey bee losses in Italy [PDF]
, 2010 Background: During last years several cases of bee losses have been reported during the period of corn sowing in different European countries. In Italy an institutional system for bee losses survey does not exist and therefore some Italian regions ...
Sabatini , Anna Gloria +9 more
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Getting more than a fair share: nutrition of worker larvae related to social parasitism in the Cape honey bee Apis mellifera capensis [PDF]
, 2002 Besides activation of ovaries and thelytokous reproduction of Cape workers, larval nutrition is an important aspect in parasitism of the African honey bee.
Calis, J.N.M. +7 more
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Automatic species identification of live moths [PDF]
, 2007 A collection consisting of the images of 774 live moth individuals, each moth belonging to one of 35 different UK species, was analysed to determine if data mining techniques could be used effectively for automatic species identification. Feature vectors
Watson, Anna T., Mayo, Michael
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Monitoring in-hive residues of neonicotinoids in relation to bee health status [PDF]
, 2015 A field study was done to search for residues of neonicotinoids in twelve honeybee hives in four apiaries in the corn and soybean growing area of southern Ontario, in Canada, and to determine if any bee loss or symptoms of stress were associated with ...
Purdy, John R.
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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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Evaluation of honey bee larvae data: sensitivity to PPPs and impact analysis of EFSA Bee GD [PDF]
, 2020 In addition to other assessments, the EFSA bee guidance document (2013) requires the risk assessment of plant protection products on honey bee larvae.
Lückmann, Johannes +10 more
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Revision of the South African endemic bee genus Redivivoides Michener, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) [PDF]
, 2012 The South African endemic bee genus Redivivoides Michener, 1981 is revised and redefined. The genus comprises seven species, six of which are described here as new: Redivivoides capensis sp. nov. ♀♂, R. eardleyi sp. nov. ♀, R. kamieskroonensis sp. nov. ♀,
Michael Kuhlmann +3 more
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Quality Evaluation of Bee Products
, 2023 Bee products, such as honey, bee pollen, bee bread, royal jelly, propolis, and bee-related insect foods, are widely consumed as natural/functional foods or supplements, owing to their nutritional/bioactive characteristics, which are beneficial to human ...
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Virus infections and winter losses of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)
, 2010 Apiculturists have recently been confronted with drastic and inexplicable winter losses of colonies, and virus infections may be involved. Here, we surveyed 337 Swiss honey bee colonies in the winter of 2005 and 2006 and categorized their health status ...
Neumann, Peter +9 more
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