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4-Year Overview of Winter Colony Losses in Greece: Citizen Science Evidence That Transitioning to Organic Beekeeping Practices Reduces Colony Losses

The honey bee is one of the most important pollinators with a close relationship to humans. The questionnaire from the non-governmental association “COLOSS”, answered...

Acaricide flumethrin-induced sublethal risks in honeybees are associated with gut symbiotic bacterium Gilliamella apicola through microbe-host metabolic interactions

Flumethrin is one of the few acaricides that permit the control of Varroa disease or varroosis in bee colonies. However, flumethrin accumulates in hive...

Flupyradifurone, sulfoxaflor and azoxystrobin disrupt the gut microbiota of honey bees and increase bacterial pathogens

The gut microbiome plays an important role in bee health and disease. But it can be disrupted by pesticides and in-hive chemicals, putting honey...

Spatial clusters of Varroa destructor control strategies in Europe

Abstract Beekeepers have various options to control the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies, but no empirical data are available on the methods...

9th EurBee Congress 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia

On behalf of the European Association for Bee Research (EurBee) I have the great honour and pleasure to invite you to attend the 9th...

Bee Stressors from an Immunological Perspective and Strategies to Improve Bee Health

Honeybees are the most prevalent insect pollinator species; they pollinate a wide range of crops. Colony collapse disorder (CCD), which is caused by a...

Direct Economic Impact Assessment of Winter Honeybee Colony Losses in Three European Countries

Abstract Honeybees are of great importance because of their role in pollination as well as for hive products. The population of managed colonies fluctuates over...