Honey bee news

Host sharing by the honey bee parasites Lotmaria passim and Nosema ceranae

Link to the publication: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.2796/full

Tritschler M., Retschnig G., Yañez O., Williams G.R., Neumann P. (2017) Host sharing by the honey bee parasites Lotmaria passim and Nosema ceranae. Ecology and Evolution.

Immune system stimulation by the gut symbiont Frischella perrara in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Link to the publication: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.14058/full

Emery O., Schmidt K., Engel P. (2017) Immune system stimulation by the gut symbiont Frischella perrara in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Molecular Ecology.

Volatile organic compounds of Thai honeys produced from several floral sources by different honey bee species

Link to the publication: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0172099

Pattamayutanon P., Angeli S., Thakeow P., Abraham J., Disayathanoowat T., Chantawannakul P. (2017) Volatile organic compounds of Thai honeys produced from several floral sources by different honey bee species. PloS one 12:e0172099.

Impacts of Dietary Phytochemicals in the Presence and Absence of Pesticides on Longevity of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Link to the publication: http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/1/22

Liao L.-H., Wu W.-Y., Berenbaum M.R. (2017) Impacts of Dietary Phytochemicals in the Presence and Absence of Pesticides on Longevity of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). Insects 8:22.

Disruption of quercetin metabolism by fungicide affects energy production in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

Link to the publication: http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/02/07/1614864114.short

Mao W., Schuler M.A., Berenbaum M.R. (2017) Disruption of quercetin metabolism by fungicide affects energy production in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 201614864.

Stress indicator gene expression profiles, colony dynamics and tissue development of honey bees exposed to sub-lethal doses of imidacloprid in laboratory and field experiments

Link to the publication: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171529

De Smet L., Hatjina F., Ioannidis P., Hamamtzoglou A., Schoonvaere K., Francis F., Meeus I., Smagghe G., de Graaf D.C. (2017) Stress indicator gene expression profiles, colony dynamics and tissue development of honey bees exposed to sub-lethal doses of imidacloprid in laboratory and field experiments. PloS one 12:e0171529.

Long-term trends in the honeybee ‘whooping signal’revealed by automated detection

Link to the publication: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171162

Ramsey M., Bencsik M., Newton M.I. (2017) Long-term trends in the honeybee ‘whooping signal’revealed by automated detection. PloS one 12:e0171162.

Venom Glands Parameters, Venom Production and Composition of Honeybee Apis mellifera L. Affected by Substitute Feeding

Link to the publication: http://www.curresweb.com/mejar/mejar/2016/596-603.pdf

Nowar E.E. (2016) Venom Glands Parameters, Venom Production and Composition of Honeybee Apis mellifera L. Affected by Substitute Feeding. Middle East J 5:596–603.

Cold Ambient Temperature Promotes Nosema spp. Intensity in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Link to the publication: http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/8/1/20/htm

Retschnig G., Williams G.R., Schneeberger A., Neumann P. (2017) Cold Ambient Temperature Promotes Nosema spp. Intensity in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). Insects 8:20.

Immune system stimulation by the native gut microbiota of honey bees

Link to the publication: http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/2/170003

Kwong W.K., Mancenido A.L., Moran N.A. (2017) Immune system stimulation by the native gut microbiota of honey bees. Royal Society Open Science 4:170003.