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Original Research

Accepted on 18 Feb 2025

Infestation levels of Aphomia sociella in bumblebees increase with proximity to apiaries and result in lower reproductive output and weaker immune response

in Bee Protection and Health

Ronalds Krams
Tatjana Grigorjeva
Jonathan Willow
Sergejs Popovs
Maris Munkevics
Giedrius Trakimas
Jorge Contreras-Garduño
André Rodrigues De Souza
Colton B Adams
Markus J Rantala

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1550560

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2025

Climate change will alter Amazonian bumblebees’ distribution, but effects are species-specific

in Bee Protection and Health

Patrícia Nunes-Silva
André Luis Acosta
Rafael Cabral Borges
Breno Magalhães Freitas
Ricardo Caliari Oliveira
Tereza Cristina Giannini
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2025.1510004

478 views

Mini Review

Published on 04 Oct 2024

A case for microbial therapeutics to bolster colony health and performance of honey bees

in Bee Protection and Health

Sophie M. Killam
Brendan A. Daisley
Morgan L. Kleiber
Julia F. Lacika
Graham J. Thompson

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1422265

835 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2024

Diapause, pollen ball incidence, and overwintering energetics in the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata

in Bee Protection and Health

Preetpal Singh
Arun Rajamohan
Sarah A. Waybright
Michael E. Dillon
Scott M. Ferrenberg
Joseph P. Rinehart
Julia H. Bowsher

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1454790

846 views

Mini Review

Published on 15 Aug 2024

Deadly triangle: honey bees, mites, and viruses

in Bee Protection and Health

Zachary S. Lamas
Jay D. Evans

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1418667

1,601 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2024

Safety assessment of high doses of vaporized oxalic acid on honey bee worker health and queen quality

in Bee Protection and Health

Emilio Enrique Tellarini Prieto
Marco Pietropaoli
Ylona Camus
Marcelo Polizel Camilli
Muhammad Fahim Raza
Midhun Sebastian Jose
Oleksii Obshta
Marina Carla Bezerra da Silva
Ivanna Kozii
Igor Moshynskyy

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1442030

3,062 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2024

ProtectaBEE® and bee vectoring: innovating hive-based health with inspensing technology for sustainable apiculture

in Bee Protection and Health

Erica Shelley
Tasmin Brown
Aparna Karthikeyan
Peter Kevan

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1428673

2,344 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Jul 2024

Stimulus-specific gene expression profiles associated with grooming behavior and Varroa destructor resistance in honey bees

in Bee Protection and Health

Romina M. Russo
Hernán Pietronave
Claudia A. Conte
María C. Liendo
Alicia Basilio
Silvia B. Lanzavecchia
Alejandra C. Scannapieco

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1441317

1,096 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 05 Jul 2024

The honey bee “hive” microbiota: meta-analysis reveals a native and aerobic microbiota prevalent throughout the social resource niche

in Bee Protection and Health

Kirk E. Anderson
Duan C. Copeland

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1410331

1,932 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2024

Evaluation of three different bottom boards in honeybee hives for the control of Varroa destructor

in Bee Protection and Health

Pablo Juri
Enrique Nogueira
José Anzola
Valentina Rodríguez-Batista
Belén Branchiccela
Ciro Invernizzi

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1384846

1,290 views

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2024

Varroa destructor economic injury levels and pathogens associated with colony losses in Western Canada

in Bee Protection and Health

Nuria Morfin
Leonard J. Foster
Ernesto Guzman-Novoa
Paul Van Westendorp
Robert W. Currie
Heather Higo

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1355401

1,883 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 03 May 2024

Thermodynamics, thermal performance and climate change: temperature regimes for bumblebee (Bombus spp.) colonies as examples of superorganisms

in Bee Protection and Health

Peter G. Kevan
Pierre Rasmont
Baptiste Martinet

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1351616

6,835 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 14 Mar 2024

One for all and all for one: a review on the commonality of risk to honeybees and wild pollinators and the benefits of beekeepers in conservation

in Bee Protection and Health

Melissa A. Y. Oddie
Bjørn Dahle

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1305679

2,894 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2024

Amplicon and Cas9-targeted nanopore sequencing of Varroa destructor at the onset of an outbreak in Australia

in Bee Protection and Health

Gus R. McFarlane
Katie L. Robinson
Kim Whitaker
John Webster
Lauren Drysdale
Lillian Brancalion
Ashlea Webster
Brendon O’Rourke
Daniel R. Bogema

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1334543

1,593 views
1 citation

Methods

Published on 09 Feb 2024

A methodological approach to identify priority zones for monitoring and assessment of wild bee species under climate change

in Bee Protection and Health

André Luis Acosta
Charles Fernando dos Santos
Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Ricardo Caliari Oliveira
Tereza Cristina Giannini

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2024.1329844

1,830 views

Review

Published on 21 Dec 2023

Integrated resistance management for acaricide use on Varroa destructor

in Bee Protection and Health

Philip J. Lester

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2023.1297326

1,883 views
6 citations

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Articles

Infestation levels of Aphomia sociella in bumblebees increase with proximity to apiaries and result in lower reproductive output and weaker immune response

Climate change will alter Amazonian bumblebees’ distribution, but effects are species-specific

A case for microbial therapeutics to bolster colony health and performance of honey bees

Diapause, pollen ball incidence, and overwintering energetics in the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata

Deadly triangle: honey bees, mites, and viruses

Safety assessment of high doses of vaporized oxalic acid on honey bee worker health and queen quality

ProtectaBEE® and bee vectoring: innovating hive-based health with inspensing technology for sustainable apiculture

Stimulus-specific gene expression profiles associated with grooming behavior and Varroa destructor resistance in honey bees

The honey bee “hive” microbiota: meta-analysis reveals a native and aerobic microbiota prevalent throughout the social resource niche

Evaluation of three different bottom boards in honeybee hives for the control of Varroa destructor

Varroa destructor economic injury levels and pathogens associated with colony losses in Western Canada

Thermodynamics, thermal performance and climate change: temperature regimes for bumblebee (Bombus spp.) colonies as examples of superorganisms

One for all and all for one: a review on the commonality of risk to honeybees and wild pollinators and the benefits of beekeepers in conservation

Amplicon and Cas9-targeted nanopore sequencing of Varroa destructor at the onset of an outbreak in Australia

A methodological approach to identify priority zones for monitoring and assessment of wild bee species under climate change

Integrated resistance management for acaricide use on Varroa destructor