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No impact of hygienic behavior and viral coinfection on the development of European foulbrood in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies during blueberry pollination in Michigan [PDF]

, 2023
European foulbrood (EFB) is a severe disease of honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae caused by the bacterium Linnaeus [Hymenoptera: Apidae]) Melissococcus plutonius (ex White) Bailey and Collins (Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae).
Fowler, Peter D., Kevill, Jessica L., Milbrath, Meghan O. G., Schroeder, Declan C.   +3 more
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Melissococcus plutonius

CABI Compendium, 2022
This datasheet on Melissococcus plutonius covers Identity, Overview, Distribution, Dispersal, Hosts/Species Affected, Vectors & Intermediate Hosts, Impacts, Further Information.
C. Beverley
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony strength and its effects on pollination and yield in highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Many pollination studies with honey bees have examined the effect of colony density on crop yield and yet overlook the effect of variation in the population size of these colonies.
Kennedy Judith Grant, Lisa DeVetter, Andony Melathopoulos   +2 more
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Antibacterial effects of propolis and brood comb extracts on the causative agent of European Foulbrood (Melissococcus plutonius) in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

bioRxiv, 2022
Among a long list of parasites and pathogens that threaten the European honey bee (Apis mellifera), European Foulbrood (EFB) has become an urgent apiary disease, as epidemic outbreaks are becoming increasingly common. EFB is a bacterial disease of larval
Stephanie K. Murray, Colin Kurkul, Andrew J. Mularo, Vanessa L. Hale, R. M. Adams, Reed M. Johnson   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Presence and distribution of pests and diseases of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Mexico: a review

The European Zoological Journal, 2023
The European honey bee, Apis mellifera L., is the bee species with the largest geographic distribution in the world. It is considered a pollinator generalist of wild plants and agricultural crops, as well as honey bee products as honey, beeswax, and ...
G. Peña-Chora, E. Toledo-Hernández, C. Sotelo-Leyva, P. Damian-Blanco, A. G. Villanueva-Flores, P. Alvarez-Fitz, F. Palemón-Alberto, S. Á. Ortega-Acosta   +7 more
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A high-throughput sequencing survey characterizing European foulbrood disease and Varroosis in honey bees

Scientific Reports, 2023
As essential pollinators of ecosystems and agriculture, honey bees (Apis mellifera) are host to a variety of pathogens that result in colony loss. Two highly prevalent larval diseases are European foulbrood (EFB) attributed to the bacterium Melissococcus
Kirk E. Anderson, Duan C. Copeland, Robert J. Erickson, Amy S. Floyd, Patrick C. Maes, Brendon M. Mott   +5 more
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Prevalence of honey bee pathogens and parasites in South Korea: A five-year surveillance study from 2017 to 2021

Heliyon, 2023
Honey bees play an important role in the pollination of crops and wild plants and provide important products to humans. Pathogens and parasites are the main factors that threaten beekeeping in South Korea.
A-Tai Truong, Mi-Sun Yoo, Soo Kyoung Seo, Tae Jun Hwang, Soon-Seek Yoon, Yun Sang Cho   +5 more
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Adhesion and Anti-Adhesion Abilities of Potentially Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria and Biofilm Eradication of Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Pathogens

Molecules, 2022
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) naturally inhabits the organisms of honeybees and can exhibit adhesive properties that protect these insects against various pathogenic microorganisms.
Aleksandra Leska, Adriana Nowak, Karolina Henryka Czarnecka-Chrebelska   +2 more
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Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of honey bee viruses, Nosema microsporidia, protozoan parasites, and parasitic mites in China [PDF]

, 2008
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.
Yang, Bu, Peng, Guangda, Li, Tianbang, Kadowaki, Tatsuhiko   +3 more
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Stability of tetracycline residues in honey [PDF]

, 2012
The problem of availability of veterinary medicines to treat honeybees is discussed extensively worldwide. An uncontrolled administration of antibiotics may lead to contamination of beehive products and contributes to the problem of food safety.
Cristina Cara Monica, Delia Perju, Gabriela-Alina Dumitrel, Mirel Glevitzky   +3 more
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