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Chemical Composition and Acaricidal Activity of Essential Oil against

Natural Product Communications, 2017
The aim of the present study was to determine the chemical composition and evaluate the acaricidal activity of Thymus algeriensis essential oil (TAEO) against Varroa destructor. This ectoparasitic mite is a pest of the honey bee Apis mellifera .
Benmoussa Kouache, Moussa Brada, Abdelkader Saadi, Marie Laure Fauconnier, Georges Lognay, Stephanie Heuskin   +5 more
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Chemosensing of honeybee parasite, Varroa destructor: Transcriptomic analysis [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2017
AbstractChemosensing is a primary sense in nature, however little is known about its mechanism in Chelicerata. As a model organism we used the mite Varroa destructor, a key parasite of honeybees. Here we describe a transcriptomic analysis of two physiological stages for the Varroa foreleg, the site of primary olfactory organ.
Eliash, Nurit, Singh, Nitin K., Thangarajan, Starlin, Sela, Noa, Leshkowitz, Dena, Kamer, Yosi, Zaidman, Ilia, Rafaeli, Ada, Soroker, Victoria   +8 more
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Machine Learning and Geospatial Modeling of Climate Change Impacts on Ethiopian Honeybees for Conservation and Resilient Agriculture

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
The current study used machine learning and geospatial analysis to predict how climate change will loosen and fragment suitable habitats for Ethiopian honeybees. Main factors like agro‐ecological zones and dry‐season precipitation were found to be critical for bee survival.
Diriba Tulu, Kalid Hassen Yasin, Tadele Bedo Gelete, Beyan Ahmed, Dinaol Belina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a molecular procedure for the identification of Varroa destructor in southwestern Nigeria

Discover Animals
Varroa mites are a major cause among other factors such as disease, climate change, and other identified pests of the global decline in honeybees’ colonies.
Dauda Ishola Azeez, Saheed Olamide Salami, Kamilu Ayo Fasasi, Zarah Oyindamola Iwalewa, Olabanji Ahmed Surakat, Quadri Olusegun Adeshina, Lateefah Adedamola Oyafajo, Oluwadamilare Ganiu Dauda, Monsuru Adebayo Adeleke   +8 more
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Infestação do ácaro Varroa destructor em colônias de abelhas africanizadas (Apis mellifera L.) no Semiárido potiguar, Nordeste do Brasil

Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2017
O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar os índices de infestação pelo ácaro Varroa. destructor em colônias de abelhas africanizadas (Apis mellifera) de apiários dos municípios de Encanto e de Marcelino Vieira, estado do Rio Grande do Norte.
Stephano Bismark Lopes Cavalcante Moreira, Guilherme Sampaio Queiroz, Hinkley Alcântara de Castro, Eduardo Alves de Souza, Daniel Santiago Pereira, João Paulo de Holanda Neto   +5 more
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Microbial Pressure and Social Immunity: Bumble Bees Increase Brood Hygiene After Exposure to a Bacillus thuringiensis‐Based Biopesticide

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
In social insect colonies, diseased or dead brood is identified and removed by workers to prevent the infection of the whole colony. Here, bumble bee larvae exposed to a bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. aizawai (strain: ABTS‐1857)) based biopesticide were removed more frequently than wounded or untreated control larvae. This shows that bumble bee
Michelle Scheffler, Karoline Wueppenhorst, Doreen Babin, Abdulrahim T. Alkassab, Silvio Erler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene‐specific double‐stranded RNAs induce mortality in the South African mealybug Delottococcus aberiae

Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 6, Page 5184-5194, June 2026.
Gene‐specific double‐stranded RNAs effectively silence essential genes in the invasive citrus pest Delottococcus aberiae, leading to significant mortality through both microinjection and oral delivery. These results provide proof of concept for RNA interference‐based biopesticides as selective and sustainable tools for citrus integrated pest management.
Carolina Gallego‐Giraldo, Alberto Urbaneja, Omar Ruíz‐Rivero, Verónica Aragonés, Marie Guijarro‐Guijarro, José‐Antonio Daròs, Meritxell Perez‐Hedo   +6 more
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Biological Pesticides as Viable Alternative to Synthetic Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition: A Systematic Review

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The overuse of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has raised significant environmental and health concerns. Biopesticides have emerged as viable, environmentally compatible alternatives. However, recent comprehensive reviews integrating all biopesticide categories and emphasizing their contribution to synthetic‐pesticide‐free and health‐safe ...
Molalign Assefa, Mohammed Tariq Saeed, Tahira Naz, Youpeng Fan, Xiangyu Zhao, Yuanda Song   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk assessment and predation potential of Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Acari: Laelapidae) to control Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in honey bees.

PLoS ONE, 2018
The biocontrol of the honey bee ectoparasite Varroa destructor is an underexploited but promising avenue that would benefit from being integrated in a Varroa management program.
Sabrina Rondeau, Pierre Giovenazzo, Valérie Fournier   +2 more
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Seasonal shifts in mitochondrial and reactive oxygen species metabolism are linked to ultrastructural remodelling in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

The Journal of Physiology, Volume 604, Issue 12, Page 4745-4770, 15 June 2026.
Abstract figure legend Seasonal changes profoundly reshape honey bee mitochondrial metabolism. In winter, bees shift from complex I (CI)‐ to mitochondrial glycerol‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase (mG3PDH)‐ and complex II (CII)‐linked respiration. Despite lower CI‐linked respiration ATP production is maintained, suggesting increased energetic efficiency in ...
Adèle Léger, Mélanie Aminot, Samuel Robichaud, Sarah Jorissen, Étienne Hébert‐Chatelain, Nicolas Pichaud   +5 more
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