Honey bee news

Replication of honey bee-associated RNA viruses across multiple bee species in apple orchards of Georgia, Germany and Kyrgyzstan

Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022201116302622

Radzevičiūtė R., Theodorou P., Husemann M., Japoshvili G., Kirkitadze G., Zhusupbaeva A., Paxton R.J. (2017) Replication of honey bee-associated RNA viruses across multiple bee species in apple orchards of Georgia, Germany and Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.

In search of evidence for the experience of pain in honeybees: A self-administration study

Link to the publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/srep45825

Groening J., Venini D., Srinivasan M.V. (2017) In search of evidence for the experience of pain in honeybees: A self-administration study. Scientific Reports 7:45825.

Three years of banning neonicotinoid insecticides based on sub-lethal effects: can we expect to see effects on bees?

Link to the publication: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.4583/full

Blacquière T., van der Steen J.J.M. (2017) Three years of banning neonicotinoid insecticides based on sub-lethal effects: can we expect to see effects on bees? Pest Management Science.

Abscisic acid enhances cold tolerance in honeybee larvae

Link to the publication: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1852/20162140

Ramirez L., Negri P., Sturla L., Guida L., Vigliarolo T., Maggi M., Eguaras M., Zocchi E., Lamattina L. (2017) Abscisic acid enhances cold tolerance in honeybee larvae. Proc. R. Soc. B 284:20162140.

Review of the subgenus Aethina Erichson s. str.(Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae) in Korea, reporting recent invasion of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida

Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226861516305209

Lee S., Hong K.-J., Cho Y.S., Choi Y.S., Yoo M.-S., Lee S. (2017) Review of the subgenus Aethina Erichson s. str.(Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae) in Korea, reporting recent invasion of small hive beetle, Aethina tumida. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology.

Evaluation of Non-Chemical Traps for Management of Wax Moth Populations within Honey Bee Colonies

Link to the publication: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3954/1523-5475-33.1.1

Abou-Shaara H.F. (2017) Evaluation of Non-Chemical Traps for Management of Wax Moth Populations within Honey Bee Colonies. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology 33:1–9.

Sublethal doses of neonicotinoid imidacloprid can interact with honey bee chemosensory protein 1 (CSP1) and inhibit its function

Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006291X17305090

Li H., Tan J., Song X., Wu F., Tang M., Hua Q., Zheng H., Hu F. (2017) Sublethal doses of neonicotinoid imidacloprid can interact with honey bee chemosensory protein 1 (CSP1) and inhibit its function. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

Antibiotic exposure perturbs the gut microbiota and elevates mortality in honeybees

Link to the publication: http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001861

Raymann K., Shaffer Z., Moran N.A. (2017) Antibiotic exposure perturbs the gut microbiota and elevates mortality in honeybees. PLoS biology 15:e2001861.

Firewalls in bee nests—survival value of propolis walls of wild Cape honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis)

Link to the publication: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-017-1449-5

Tribe G., Tautz J., Sternberg K., Cullinan J. (2017) Firewalls in bee nests—survival value of propolis walls of wild Cape honeybee (Apis mellifera capensis). The Science of Nature 104:29.

Stress-mediated Allee effects can cause the sudden collapse of honey bee colonies

Link to the publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022519317301212

Booton R.D., Iwasa Y., Marshall J.A.R., Childs D.Z. (2017) Stress-mediated Allee effects can cause the sudden collapse of honey bee colonies. Journal of Theoretical Biology 420:213–219.