Abstract Varroa is a major world-wide pest to Western honey bees ( Apis mellifera ), causing huge ongoing losses of colonies every year. Conversely, the Eastern bee cerana ) less vulnerable mite having existed alongside it over long evolutionary period. Research conducted during 1980s and 1990s, shortly after had spread across globe, concluded that was because displayed higher levels grooming b...

Significance Honey bees pollinate the majority of crops, but their survival is under threat. The bee parasitic mite Varroa destructor a major cause honey decline. successful control mites depends on small number in-hive acaricides. Species-specific activation chemical coumaphos powerful “pro-drug” approach to attain this selective toxicity and protect bees. We identified coumaphos-resistant pop...

The beekeeping sector is facing many challenges. One of the greatest maintaining healthy colonies that produce high-quality products without any residues veterinary medicines and with low environmental impact. main enemy ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, most significant honeybee pest a key factor in high colony losses worldwide. In previous four decades, three pillars control have crystall...

Lotmaria passim (Kinetoplastea) is considered the most prevalent as well virulent trypanosomatid associated to European honey bee Apis mellifera. We used qPCR screen for presence of this parasite in 57 samples from ten Argentinian provinces, and were able detect its throughout country with 41% testing positive. In a retrospective analysis, we detected L. 73% 2006 showing that flagellate has bee...

Feral honey bee populations have been reported to be in decline due to the spread of Varroa destructor, an ectoparasitic mite that when left uncontrolled leads to virus build-up and colony death. While pests and diseases are known causes of large-scale managed honey bee colony losses, no studies to date have considered the wider pathogen burden in feral colonies, primarily due to the difficulty...