Beeswax is a multicomponent material used by bees in the genus Apis to house larvae and store honey and pollen. We characterized the mechanical properties of waxes from four honeybee species: Apis mellifera L., Apis andreniformis L., Apis dorsata L. and two subspecies of Apis cerana L. In order to isolate the material effects from the architectural properties of nest comb, we formed raw wax in ...

This study investigates the population of Apis mellifera located in the montane meadows of the H.J. Andrews Forest. The generalized N-Mixture model was applied to estimate the abundance, the spatial distribution and the temporal population dynamics of Apis mellifera. Habitat fragmentation has been shown to have a negative impact on plant-pollinator networks. This study will test how meadow isol...

Toxicity effects of the neonicotinoid insecticides clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam were tested in the laboratory on different honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) genotypes belonging to the following subspecies: Apis mellifera mellifera L., Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, and Apis mellifera carnica Pollmann. Oral and indirect contact trials were carried out on adult worker honey bees fo...

background : nosemosis of european honey bee (apis mellifera ) is present in bee colonies world­wide. until recently, nosema apis had been regarded as the causative agent of the disease, that causes heavy economic losses in apicultures. nosema ceranae is an emerging microsporidian para­site of european honeybees, a. mellifera , but its distribution is not well known. previously, nosemosis in ho...