Outputs (4)

Recapping and mite removal behaviour in Cuba: home to the world's largest population of Varroa-resistant European honeybees (2022)
Journal Article
Luis, A., Grindrod, I., Webb, G., Piñeiro, A., & Martin, S. (2022). Recapping and mite removal behaviour in Cuba: home to the world's largest population of Varroa-resistant European honeybees. Scientific reports, 12(1), 15597. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19871-5

The Varroa destructor ectoparasitic mite has spread globally and in conjunction with Deformed Wing Virus has killed millions of honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies. This has forced Northern hemisphere beekeepers into using miticides to avoid mass colo... Read More about Recapping and mite removal behaviour in Cuba: home to the world's largest population of Varroa-resistant European honeybees.

Recapping and resistance in Apis mellifera against the parasite Varroa destructor: the queen swap experiment (2022)
Thesis
Webb, G. Recapping and resistance in Apis mellifera against the parasite Varroa destructor: the queen swap experiment. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Honey bee colonies worldwide are currently facing an unrelenting threat to their survival from the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. Although, resistance behaviours; such as recapping; appear to be effective by reducing mite infestations. In our firs... Read More about Recapping and resistance in Apis mellifera against the parasite Varroa destructor: the queen swap experiment.

Naturally occurring resistance to Varroa destructor in the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) (2022)
Thesis
Grindrod, I. Naturally occurring resistance to Varroa destructor in the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera). (Thesis). University of Salford

The honey bee is an important social insect; it along with other bee species can be regarded as a keystone organism. The pollination services bees provide are invaluable not only in terms of human health and food security, with an estimated worth of... Read More about Naturally occurring resistance to Varroa destructor in the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera).

Cold case : the disappearance of Egypt bee virus, a fourth distinct master strain of deformed wing virus linked to honeybee mortality in 1970’s Egypt (2022)
Journal Article
de Miranda, J., Brettell, L., Chejanovsky, N., Childers, A., Dalmon, A., Deboutte, W., …Ball, B. (2022). Cold case : the disappearance of Egypt bee virus, a fourth distinct master strain of deformed wing virus linked to honeybee mortality in 1970’s Egypt. Virology Journal, 19(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-022-01740-2

In 1977, a sample of diseased adult honeybees (Apis mellifera) from Egypt was found to contain large amounts of a previously unknown virus, Egypt bee virus, which was subsequently shown to be serologically related to deformed wing virus (DWV). By seq... Read More about Cold case : the disappearance of Egypt bee virus, a fourth distinct master strain of deformed wing virus linked to honeybee mortality in 1970’s Egypt.