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An update on gynandromorphism records in the Meliponini tribe (Hymenoptera: Apidae): first case in Melipona flavolineata J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 José Augusto dos Santos-Silva, David Silva Nogueira, Gislene Almeida Carvalho-Zilse, Marcio Luiz de Oliveira
Gynanders are individuals with genetic anomalies that express characteristics of both sexes in the same individual. Gynandromorphism is very recurrent in solitary bees but with few records in socia...
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Characterization of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of scaptotrigona mexicana and scaptotrigona pectoralis stingless bees J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Dolores Hernández-Rodríguez, Humberto Hernández-Sánchez, Amaury Andrade-Velásquez, Guiomar Melgar-Lalanne
Stingless bees play an essential role as pollinators and have economic and cultural importance for their honey production. In the last decades, there has been a decrease in their populations by mul...
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Occurrence and distribution of two bacterial brood diseases (American and European foulbrood) in US honey bee colonies and resistance to antibiotics from 2015 to 2022 J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Mohamed Alburaki, Samuel K. Abban, Jay D. Evans, Yan Ping Chen
Here, we present a retrospective study on honey bee brood diseases in the USA. The Bee Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (BDDL) in the USDA-ARS Beltsville Bee Research Laboratory received a total of 47...
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Effect of protein and lipids in pollen on the developmental success of the native solitary bee Osmia lignaria Say J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Lila R. Westreich, Patrick C. Tobin
The health of solitary bees is dependent on the pollen they consume, driving their development from larvae to pupae. Nutrients such as proteins and lipids play an important role in bee development ...
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Comb age significantly influences the emergency queen rearing, morphometric and reproductive characteristics of the queens J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 El-Kazafy A. Taha, Mohamed B. Shawer, Reda Taha, Amr Elashmawy, Sahar Gaber, Kareem Mousa
A study on the impact of comb age on the number of emergency queen cells and ripped queen cells was conducted. Also, we compared morphometric and reproductive characteristics of queens reared in co...
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Cell by cell pilot study of ultrasonic velocity in honey: from immature sugar solution to cell capping J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Didier Laux, Jean-Yves Ferrandis, Eric Rosenkrantz, Clarisse Bel, Matthieu Rousset
With a specific ultrasonic device adapted to small volumes analysis, we carried out a pilot study of cell by cell honey ultrasonic velocity in a beehive. In this context, we followed, cell by cell,...
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In-vitro queen rearing protocol for stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis Smith J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Gaurava Kumar, Mohammad Sarfraz Khan
South-East Asia falls behind in comparison to South America and Australia in beekeeping with stingless bees. This is partly contributed by the lack of proper management techniques and slow rate of ...
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The effect of diet on the development of pheromone signals in Apis mellifera scutellata workers J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Esther E. du Rand, Christian W. W. Pirk, Olabimpe O. Okosun, Abdullahi A. Yusuf
The social organization of honey bee colonies is predominantly controlled by the pheromonal cues produced by the queen, workers and brood. Pheromone composition is dependent on the social environme...
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Pathogens may affect wing morphology in Apis mellifera (L.) workers J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Elena Tafi, Antonio Nanetti, Giovanni Cilia, Laura Bortolotti, Gherardo Bogo
Geometric morphometrics is used to study the shape of biological structures through cartesian landmark coordinates. In honey bees, geometric morphometrics is typically applied to the bee forewings ...
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Factors affecting the quantity and quality of honey bee venom collected from entrance and inside the beehive under Egyptian conditions J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Yasser Essam Elenany
Modern medicine has rediscovered the therapeutic properties of honey bee venom (HBV), a crucial byproduct of beehives. Since HBV has the potential to treat several diseases, a thorough evaluation o...
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Special issue on pests and pathogens in Apiculture: Navigating Old Challenges and Unveiling New Threats J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Melanie Parejo, Adriana Alippi, Dora Henriques, Maria Bouga
Published in Journal of Apicultural Research (Vol. 63, No. 2, 2024)
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Viruses in Brazilian stingless bees J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Suelen Oliveira França, Carine Mascena Peixoto, Maria Emilene Correia-Oliveira, Larissa Freitas de Melo, Júlio Cesar Melo Poderoso, João Albany Costa, Maria Angélica Pereira de Carvalho Costa, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho
Stingless bees are important pollinators in tropical and subtropical areas. The breeding of native stingless bee species from the Meliponini tribe to obtain honey, pollen, and geopropolis (meliponi...
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Investigation of honey bee colonies in terms of mesostigmatid mites in Turkey J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Ali Tümay Gürler, Rahşan Akpınar, Serbülent Yiğit, Selma Kaya, Tuğçe Tuygun, Coşkun Aydın, Şakir Önder Türlek, Cenk Soner Bölükbaş, Aytaç Akçay, Ömer Faruk Bilgiç, Sema Nur Çelik, Cemal Kurt, Mustafa Çetindağ, Ahmet Şimşek, Hakan Yeşilöz, Aysel İtik Ekinci, Sezayi Kaplan, Çağla Korkmaz, Selim Tuncer, Suat Kaymak, Ahmet Deniz, Gökhan Güven, Bilal Küçükoğlu, Murat Yaldız, Şemistan Kızıltepe
Turkey is in an essential geographic position for transmitting honey bee diseases from Asia to Europe. This study investigated Tropilaelaps mercedecae and Euvarroa sinhai, a potential risk for Euro...
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Flight ranges of Tetragonula “nr” pagdeni and standardization of hive density for profitable coriander production in the semi-arid region of India J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Vanitha Sannagouda Khandibagur, Vinaykumar Malleshappa Mudenur, Gopali Jnaneshwar Basavanneppa, Keerthi Manikyanahalli Chandrashekara, Venkateshalu, Bapurayagouda Patil, Manjanagouda Siddanagouda Sannagoudar, Allolli Tejappa Bhemappa, Vasant Ganiger
Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are the smallest of honey producing bees. The field investigation was carried out to record the effective foraging capacity of stingless bee Tetragonula “nr” pag...
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The dark European honey bee Apis mellifera mellifera in Lithuania: data on mitotype diversity of native bee population J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Svetlana Orlovskytė, Eduardas Budrys, Vesta Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė, Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
In Europe, the population of the dark European honey bee Apis mellifera mellifera L. has been significantly affected by the introduction and propagation of non-indigenous subspecies of honey bees. ...
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Standard methods for rearing and selection of Apis mellifera queens 2.0 J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Ralph Büchler, Sreten Andonov, Richard Bernstein, Kaspar Bienefeld, Cecilia Costa, Manuel Du, Martin Gabel, Krispn Given, Fani Hatjina, Brock A. Harpur, Andreas Hoppe, Nikola Kezic, Marin Kovačić, Per Kryger, Fanny Mondet, Marla Spivak, Aleksandar Uzunov, Jakob Wegener, Jerzy Wilde
Here, we cover a wide range of methods currently in use and recommended in modern queen rearing, selection, and breeding. The recommendations are meant to serve as standards for scientific and prac...
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Colony size of amazonian stingless bees and its assessment through intrinsic parameters J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Kamila Leão Leão, Alistair John Campbell, Jamille Costa Veiga, Cristiano Menezes, Felipe Andrés León Contrera
Stingless bees live in populous colonies that vary in size from a few hundred individuals to tens of thousands, although information on actual colony size is limited. The objectives of this study w...
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Inconsistent changes on infuscation and length of the forewing of Heterotrigona itama populations supported by COI Phylogeny J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Fahimee Jaapar, Aqilah Sakinah Badrulisham, Mohd Sani Zulidzham, Nurul Farisa Reward, Nizar Muzammil, Rosliza Jajuli, Salmah Yaakop
No study has been done so far using a large number of data for investigating the morphological changes (infuscation and length of the forewings) of the Heterotrigona itama populations, and construc...
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Honey produced by apini and meliponini in Brazil: multivariate analysis of physicochemical parameters, sugar and metabolite profiles J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Fernanda C. Henrique Bana, Mauricio Mocelim, Jéssica B. Ressutte, Alexandre de Fátima Cobre, Monica Surek, Natália N. Yassunaka Hata, Viviane L. L. da Costa, Mariana A. de Queiroz Cancian, Roberto Pontarolo, Fernando C. Macedo Jr., Wilma A. Spinosa
The objective of this study was to investigate honey samples from two bee tribes grouped in Meliponini (stingless bee) and Apini (Apis mellifera) honeys from Brazil, in order to compare their chemi...
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The antiviral activities of Egyptian ethanolic propolis extract and honey bee venom against honey bees infected with multiple viruses in vitro J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Emtithal M. Abd-El-Samie, Heba Seyam, Ayman El-Deeb, Sawsan El-Mohandes, Mohamed S. Badr, Antony Surano, Raied Abou Kubaa
The demand for using natural compounds as control methods for honey bee viruses have increased in recent decades. In this study, a chemical profile of honey bee venom (HBV) has been determined by F...
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Risk assessment of veterinary treatments in bee brood and adult honey bees J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Alba Luna, José Manuel Flores, Raúl Alonso, Esther Miguel, Antonio Rodríguez Fernández-Alba, María Dolores Hernando
Amitraz and tau-fluvalinate are veterinary treatments administered for the control of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies. These treatments can generate harmful residues for bees. This field st...
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Phylogenetic analysis of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: nitidulidae) from Reunion Island J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Aurélie Del Cont, Georgios Koutsovoulos, Stéphanie Franco, Véronique Duquesne
The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray, native to sub-Saharan Africa, is a parasite of Apis mellifera causing significant damage to honey bee colonies. For the past decades, it has spre...
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Flora associated with stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Ángel J. Ríos-Oviedo, Rodrigo Tucuch-Tun, William Cetzal-Ix, Jesús F. Martínez-Puc, Saikat K. Basu
Stingless bees (SB) (Meliponini) are a pan-tropical group of economic, religious, medicinal, and cultural importance. Currently, their habitats and populations are declining due to anthropogenic ac...
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Honey bee colony population annual dynamics in northern Ethiopia’s semi-arid region, Tigray J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae Hailu, Kibebew Wakjira, Alison Gray
Beekeepers around the world have been experiencing seasonal colony losses which differ with the scale of beekeeping operations and countries. This survey provides a glimpse of annual colony dynamic...
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Best practices for colony management: a neglected aspect for improving honey bee colony health and productivity in Africa J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Beatrice T. Nganso, Victoria Soroker, Angelina F. Osabutey, Christian W. W. Pirk, Tino Johansson, Ntirenganya Elie, Z. Ngalo Otieno-Ayayo, Mohammed M. Ibrahim, N. N. Ndungu, Workneh Ayalew, Abebe J. Wubie, Geraud C. Tasse Taboue, Sidonie T. Fameni, Bridget O. Bobadoye, Freweini Assefa, Sevgan Subramanian
Apiculture has a well-recognized role in enhancing food security by pollination services around the globe. Besides, apiculture is an extremely valuable income-generating and job-creating activity f...
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Experimental parameters affecting the outcomes of amitraz resistance testing in Varroa destructor J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Frank D. Rinkevich
Honey bee colony health is impaired by a large variety of biotic and abiotic factors. The severe impacts of Varroa destructor and viruses associated with it on honey bees are undeniable and univers...
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Investigating the effect of postharvest conditions on the microbial quality and physicochemical characteristics of bee pollen J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Vasilios Liolios, Chrysoula Tananaki, Dimitrios Kanelis, Maria‑Anna Rodopoulou, Foteini Papadopoulou
Considering the scarcity of information on postharvest management of bee pollen, especially its fresh form, this study aims to investigate the effect of storage conditions and duration on the micro...
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Differential expression of antimicrobial peptide encoding genes of honey bee (Apis mellifera) after Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) infestation J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Mahnoor Pervez, Farkhanda Manzoor, Umer Farooq
Varroa destructor mite is a serious threat to the world apiculture industry, and severely hampered beekeeping practices. Innate immune systems are key defenses of animals and are particularly impor...
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A first approach in the correlation of pathogens load affecting Bombus pauloensis to the land use in Buenos Aires Province J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Gregorio Fernandez de Landa, Pablo D. Revainera, Daniele Alberoni, Anabella R. Nicolli, Mateo Fernandez de Landa, Francisco Zumpano, Constanza Brasesco, Francisco J. Reynaldi, Silvina Quintana, Romina Petrigh, Diana Di Gioia, Leonardo Galetto, Martín J. Eguaras, Matias D. Maggi
Bombus pauloensis is a native bumble bee species widely distributed over South America and a key pollinator for native plants and commercial crops. This species is affected by pathogens such as Nos...
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Viruses, microsporidia and glyphosate residues in Africanized honey bees Apis mellifera, under field conditions J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Lubiane Guimarães-Cestaro, José Eduardo Serrão, Marta Fonseca Martins, Luis Carlos Martínez, Maria Luisa Teles Marques Florêncio Alves, Karina Rosa Guidugli Lazzarini, Roberta Cornélio Ferreira Nocelli, Osmar Malaspina, Jay Daniel Evans, Érica Weinstein Teixeira
Bees are affected by several factors, including pathogens and pesticides, which may cause mortality and consequent population decline. Considering the ecological and economic importance of these po...
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The Foster method: rapid and non-invasive detection of clinically significant American Foulbrood disease levels using eDNA sampling and a dual-target qPCR assay, with its potential for other hive pathogens J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 John F. Mackay, Rebecca E. Hewett, Noa T. Smith, Tammy L. Waters, John S. Scandrett
Clinical signs of American Foulbrood (AFB) can be difficult to diagnose and thus disease is often missed and leads to further spread. Diagnosis is centred on the beekeeper’s skill in recognising cl...
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Mitochondrial DNA variation in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies from Arkansas, U.S. J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Dylan Cleary, Richard Adams, Allen Szalanski
This study characterized the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genetic variation in Arkansas honey bee, Apis mellifera L., by sequencing a portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase (COI-COII) interge...
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Increased levels of introgression evident in Irish honey bees J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Molly McCann, Grace P. McCormack
Ireland is home to a significant population of the black bee, Apis mellifera mellifera, however, in recent years the numbers of imported queens have increased 10 fold and beekeepers are observing m...
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Urban beekeeping and sustainability J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Francis Saucy
This paper discusses the weaknesses of an article addressing the sustainability of urban beekeeping in Switzerland. I show that some absolute figures cannot be reproduced using their supplementary ...
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A national survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the USA: Results from the Bee Informed Partnership for 2020–21 and 2021–22 J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Dan Aurell, Selina Bruckner, Mikayla Wilson, Nathalie Steinhauer, Geoffrey R. Williams
In recent years, high losses of Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies have been reported in the United States. Because honey bees are important to agricultural systems, it is critical to docu...
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Effect of dietary supplement on the reproductive traits, products and behavioral characteristics of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Sara Shadmehr, Mohammad Chamani, Naser Tajabadi, Ali Asghar Sadeghi, Alireza Seidavi
We evaluated the effects of dietary supplements on hive populations of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) through experimental trials. The population, reproduction rate, quality of honey, quan...
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High detection rate of the virulence plasmid pMP19 from Melissococcus plutonius-positive honey and larvae samples J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Mariko Okamoto, Daisuke Takamatsu
European foulbrood caused by Melissococcus plutonius is a serious infectious disease of honey bee brood. pMP19 is known as an important virulence plasmid of M. plutonius. Nevertheless, pMP19-negati...
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Effect of ultraviolet and green radiation and temperature on flight activity and foraging of three tropical stingless bees J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Davi de L. Ramos, Cristiano Menezes, Mercedes M. C. Bustamante, Carmen S. S. Pires
Stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) comprise a group of eusocial bees with great potential for use in greenhouse pollination. However, low light and increased temperature in these protected systems...
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Understanding the differential performance in hygienic behavior against dead brood of drones and workers of Apis mellifera: a chemical approach J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Delfina Duggan Dowd, Irina Muntaabski, Romina María Russo, Alberto Galindo Cardona, Alejandra C. Scannapieco, María Clara Liendo
Hygienic behavior is a social health mechanism displayed by honey bee workers of Apis mellifera by which dead or diseased brood is removed from the hive. Such behavior is known to be induced by olf...
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Honey bee stocks exhibit high levels of intra-colony variation in viral loads J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Lizzette Cambron-Kopco, Robyn M. Underwood, J Krispn Given, Brock A. Harpur, Margarita M. López-Uribe
Colonies of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera L., are comprised of tens of thousands of genetically related individuals that can easily share and spread pathogens. Honey bee colonies exhibit va...
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Effects of honey bee queen exposure to deformed wing virus-A on queen and juvenile infection and colony strength metrics J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Sarah Lang, Michael Simone-Finstrom, Kristen Healy
Varroa destructor and the pathogens they vector have contributed significantly to high annual honey bee colony losses. Deformed wing virus (DWV) is the most prevalent honey bee virus and has been a...
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Liquid and solid matrix formic acid treatment comparison against Varroa mites in honey bee colonies J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Harmen P. Hendriksma, Bram Cornelissen, Delphine Panziera
Beekeepers use organic acids to control the invasive parasitic mite Varroa destructor (Varroa mite) in honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera), as an alternative to synthetic acaricides, to which Varro...
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Moderate use of pesticides in allotment gardens as indicated by their residues in larval food provisions of Osmia solitary bees J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Martin Šlachta, Tomáš Erban, Alena Votavová, Daniela Tomešová, Marta Václavíková, Taťána Halešová, Elena Shcherbachenko, Tomáš Bešta, Magda Edwards-Jonášová, Renata Včeláková, Vladana Procházková, Pavel Cudlín
Exposure to pesticides may jeopardize pollinators, but it has rarely been examined in urban landscapes. We used larval food provisions (mix of pollen and nectar) of mason bees (Osmia spp.) nested i...
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Using black solider fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) to clean unwanted beeswax from equipment J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 David Ammons, Joanne Rampersad
In beekeeping, unwanted beeswax periodically needs to be cleaned from equipment, especially queen excluders and frames. This process is usually costly, laborious, or needs specialized equipment. A ...
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Impact of heat stress on flower visitation and pollination of Phaseolus coccineus by honey bees (Apis mellifera) J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Barbara Bauer, Linde Morawetz, Alexandra Ribarits, Roland Wüest, Harald W. Krenn
High summer temperatures caused major crop losses in scarlet runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) in Austrian agriculture. To evaluate the impact of temperature on pollination, a greenhouse experimen...
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Gut microbiota composition of Apis mellifera L. populations from Tunisia J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Chahnez Naccache, Afef Najjari, Salma Djebbi, Amira Soui, Imen Kharrat, Maha Mezghani Khemakhem
Honey bee populations are major contributors to ecosystem stability, providing vital services such as pollination of crops and food security. Currently, honey bees are undergoing severe global decl...
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Variability of Vairimorpha (=Nosema) ceranae infection level in individual honey bees and its implications on the pooled sample size J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Juan Manuel Echazarreta, Valdemar Kilian Delhey, Cecilia Noemí Pellegrini, Liliana María Gallez
Nosemosis is caused by two microsporidian species of the genus recently renamed Vairimorpha (=Nosema) that parasitize the midgut of Apis mellifera. Usually, pooled samples of 60 bees are used for d...
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Solitary bees in Pampean agroecosystems: a review about current status of knowledge J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Juan Pablo Torretta, Hugo J. Marrero, Rocío González-Vaquero, Lucas A. Garibaldi
The Pampean region constitutes one of the most extensive and productive grasslands in the world and experienced an abrupt agricultural expansion in the 20th century, which transformed the landscape...
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Supplemental feeding coupled with different grafting techniques ensures better quality of queen honey bees J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Tuan Henrique Smielevski de Souza, Claudio Gomes da Silva Júnior Pedroso, Daiani Rodrigues Moreira, Francieli Chagas, Adriana Aparecida Sinópolis Gigliolli, Wendy Guadalin de Oliveira, Alessandra Fernandes Gonçalves Benites, José Elton de Melo Nascimento, Diogo Francisco Rossoni, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo
The quality of queens (Apis mellifera L.) is essential for the maintenance and development of A. mellifera honey bee colonies and can be obtained in several ways. However, a combination of differen...
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Testing the selectiveness of electric harps: a mitigation method for reducing Asian hornet impact at beehives J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Cristian Pérez-Granados, Josep Maria Bas, Jordi Artola, Kilian Sampol, Emili Bassols, Narcís Vicens, Gerard Bota, Núria Roura-Pascual
The Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) has rapidly become a source of stress for the beekeeping sector. Several methods have been developed to control its impact and spread, though some of these impose ...
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Can larval Osmia bees (Megachilidae) tolerate conifer resin volatiles? J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 James H. Cane
Some bees of the Megachilidae, particularly anthidiines, collect plant resins to partition, plug and sometimes line their nest cells. Adult females possess putative morphological, behavioral and pe...
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Aggression between invasive hymenopterans in Southern California: scutellata-hybrids versus German yellowjackets J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Harmen P. Hendriksma, Kevin K. Hsiung, Heather C. Bell, James C. Nieh
Honey bee defensive behaviors are crucial for countering new predators such as invasive German yellowjackets (Vespula germanica). We provide the first data on the ability of scutellata-hybrids (Afr...
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The association between the hypopharyngeal glands and the molecular mechanism which honey bees secrete royal jelly J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Aqai Kalan Hassanyar, Jingnan Huang, Hongyi Nie, Zhiguo Li, Mubasher Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, Songkun Su
Royal jelly (RJ), a substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of nurse worker bees, is widely used in medical products, dietary supplements, health foods, and cosmetics, owing ...
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An easy and fast method to estimate the number of frames with eggs, open brood, sealed brood, and bees in the brood chamber at the time of the inspection of a hive J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Pablo Montesinos Arraiz
When a beekeeper is inspecting a hive, he wants to have an idea of how many frames are occupied by eggs, open brood, sealed brood, bees and honey, to be aware of the hive’s immediate or near-future...
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The effect of migratory beekeeping on Indian honey bee (Apis cerana indica) microbiota – a first report J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 K. Nishanthini, R. Kanagarajan
Migratory beekeeping is a widely extended practice aimed at increasing the yield of honey and pollination services. Microbial symbionts that inhabit the honey bee’s gut are essential to their host’...
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Midgut health of Apis mellifera workers on oral administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus and organic acids J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Ali Hasan, Javed Iqbal Qazi, Fouzia Tabssum, Ali Hussain
A study about the provision of Lactobacillus rhamnosus NR_113332) and organic acids was carried out. 108 colony-forming units of probiotics were provided to the caged workers with and without the a...
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Beekeeping under climate change J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Peter Neumann, Lars Straub
There is consensus that climate change is one of the grand challenges facing humanity in the twenty first century, inevitably the most confided and undeniably one of the most pressing. Profound eff...
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Genomic DNA extraction from honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen spermathecal content J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Carlos A. Yadró, Ana R. Lopes, Dora Henriques, Eduard Musin, Jakob Wegener, M. Alice Pinto
Genetic analysis of the honey bee spermathecal content can be particularly useful to provide an estimate of the genetic diversity and purity of the surrounding populations. Here we compared the con...
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Standard methods for direct observation of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) nuptial flights J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Aleksandar Uzunov, Sreten Andonov, Bjørn Dahle, Marin Kovačić, Janez Prešern, Goran Aleksovski, Magdalena Jovanovska, Borce Pavlov, Zlatko Puškadija, Jakob Wegener, Egoitz Galartza, Ricarda Scheiner, Ralph Büchler
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) have a peculiar and complex reproductive biology, with queens being polyandrous and mating with several drones during one or more mating (nuptial) flights in so-called d...
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Insights into the gut microbiome of local steppe-vegetation inhabitant bees: microbial community analysis of Bombus niveatus niveatus, Bombus niveatus vorticosus, Bombus terrestris, and Apis mellifera J. Apic. Res. (IF 1.9) Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Çiğdem Özenirler, Aygün Schiesser, Burcu Daşer-Özgişi
Bumble bees and honey bees are pollinivorous and nectarivorous insects. We classify them as “important pollinators” because of their feeding behaviors. The gut microbiota of these pollinators is es...