Genomic analyses of the microsporidian Nosema ceranae, an emergent pathogen of honey bees. by R Scott Cornman, Yan Ping Chen, Michael C Schatz, Craig Street, Yan Zhao, Brian Desany, Michael Egholm, Stephen Hutchison, Jeffery S Pettis, W Ian Lipkin, Jay D Evans

“…Honey bee declines could reflect increased pressures from parasites and pathogens. …”
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The content of micro elements in the tissues of honey bees fed with magnesium citrate by I. I. Kovalchuk, M. M. Tsap, R. L. Androshulik, A. Z. Pylypets, G. G. Denys

“…The article presents experimental data on the mineral composition of tissues of honey bees under the conditions of magnesium citrate feeding. …”
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The Process and Outcome of the Africanization of Honey Bees in Mexico: Lessons and Future Directions by Ernesto Guzman-Novoa, Ernesto Guzman-Novoa, Nuria Morfin, Alvaro De la Mora, José O. Macías-Macías, José M. Tapia-González, Francisca Contreras-Escareño, Carlos A. Medina-Flores, Adriana Correa-Benítez, José Javier G. Quezada-Euán

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Honey Bees Can Taste Amino and Fatty Acids in Pollen, but Not Sterols by Fabian A. Ruedenauer, Niklas W. Biewer, Carmen A. Nebauer, Maximilian Scheiner, Johannes Spaethe, Sara D. Leonhardt

“…By means of proboscis extension response (PER) experiments with chemotactile stimulation, we could show that honey bees can distinguish between pollen differing in amino and fatty acid concentration, but not in sterol concentration. …”
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A potential probiotic Leuconostoc mesenteroides TBE-8 for honey bee by Yu-Han Huang, Yu-Hsin Chen, Jui-Hung Chen, Pei-Shou Hsu, Tzu-Hsien Wu, Chuen-Fu Lin, Chi-Chung Peng, Ming-Cheng Wu

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Monthly Changes in Honey Bee Forewings Estimated Using Geometric Morphometrics by Janczyk Anna, Tofilski Adam

“…Honey bee (Apis mellifera) wing measurements are often used to discriminate lineages and subspecies. …”
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EDUCATION REQUIRMENTS OF HONEY BEE BREEDERS IN MOSUL DISTRICT / NINEVAH GOVERNORATE by Asmaa Al-Hafidh

“…The objectives of this research were to determine the educational requirements of Honey bee breeders in Mosul district, to determine the differences of these requirements according to some variables, and to recognize the problems which are facing honey bee breeders in Mosul district. …”
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QUALITY OF NATURAL HONEY AFTER TREATMENT OF HONEY BEE COLONIES WITH NEOMYCIN by K. S. MIAGKA, Svitlana Tkachuk

“…The aim of the study was to determine the quality of linden honey after treatment of honey bee colonies with 1% solution of neomycin, an antibiotic that is often used by beekeepers in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases in honey bees. 25 groups of honey bee colonies, which were kept under natural conditions in the apiary of the Laboratory of technological and special measures for honey bee diseases prevention at the National Science Centre “Institute of beekeeping named P. …”
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Honey-bees, court ladies, and beekeeping in Java before 1500 CE by JiŘí Jákl

“…In this study I will use Old Javanese evidence to demonstrate that providing honey bees with artificial cavities was a practice known in Java at least by the twelfth century CE, several centuries earlier than suggested by the historians of beekeeping. …”
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Endopolyploidy changes with age-related polyethism in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. by Juliana Rangel, Kim Strauss, Kaileah Seedorf, Carl E Hjelmen, J Spencer Johnston

“…Honey bees (Apis mellifera) exhibit age polyethism, whereby female workers assume increasingly complex colony tasks as they age. …”
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A Look into the Cell: Honey Storage in Honey Bees, Apis mellifera. by Michael Eyer, Peter Neumann, Vincent Dietemann

“…Honey bees, Apis species, obtain carbohydrates from nectar and honeydew. …”
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In search of behavioral and brain processes involved in honey bee dance communication by Hiroyuki Ai, Walter M. Farina, Walter M. Farina

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The Effect of Pyrethroid Group Pesticides on Honey Bee Deaths in Cukurova Region by Mansur Seymen Seğmenoğlu

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Acceptance by Honey Bees of Wax Decontaminated through an Extraction Process with Methanol by José Manuel Flores, Alba Luna, Antonio Rodríguez Fernández-Alba, María Dolores Hernando

“…Honey bees face serious threats. These include the presence of the <i>Varroa destructor</i> mite in hives, which requires the use of acaricides to control. …”
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Pollination service provided by honey bees to buzz-pollinated crops in the Neotropics. by Franklin H Rocha, Daniel N Peraza, Salvador Medina, José Javier G Quezada-Euán

“…Generalist honey bees grant significant pollination services worldwide. …”
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EFFECT OF VITAMIN ADDITIVE AND COLONY MAN-AGEMENT ON HONEY BEE PERFORMANCE by A.M. Elbassiouny

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Epigenetic regulation of the honey bee transcriptome: unravelling the nature of methylated genes by Lockett Gabrielle A, Pittelkow Yvonne, Kucharski Robert, Foret Sylvain, Maleszka Ryszard

“…Here we used a new 'epigenetic' model, the social honey bee <it>Apis mellifera</it>, to gain insights into the significance of methylated genes.…”
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A draft genome of the honey bee trypanosomatid parasite Crithidia mellificae. by Charles Runckel, Joseph DeRisi, Michelle L Flenniken

“…Since 2006, honey bee colonies in North America and Europe have experienced increased annual mortality. …”
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Body Protein Reserve and Possibilities for Improvement in Honey Bee Colonies - Review by Calin Julean, Daniel Popovici, Ioana Pandur, Lavinia Stef, Adela Marcu, Ioan Pet, Eliza Simiz, Olimpia Colibar

“…The purpose of this review is to assess the body's protein reserve in honey bee colonies and the possibilities for improving it. …”
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Sex-specific differences in pathogen susceptibility in honey bees (Apis mellifera). by Gina Retschnig, Geoffrey R Williams, Marion M Mehmann, Orlando Yañez, Joachim R de Miranda, Peter Neumann

“…Here we test this hypothesis using adult male (drone) and female (worker) honey bees (Apis mellifera), inoculated with the gut endoparasite Nosema ceranae and/or black queen cell virus (BQCV). …”
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