Nectar and Pollen Phytochemicals Stimulate Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Immunity to Viral Infection

Synergistic effects of floral phytochemicals against a bumble bee parasite

(2017) Evan C. Palmer-Young et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Food Limitation Affects Parasite Load and Survival ofBombus impatiens(Hymenoptera: Apidae) Infected WithCrithidia(Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae)

(2016) Taylor J. Conroy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY

Evolution of resistance to single and combined floral phytochemicals by a bumble bee parasite

(2016) E. C. Palmer-Young et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Early gut colonizers shape parasite susceptibility and microbiota composition in honey bee workers

(2016) Ryan S. Schwarz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Abiotic and biotic factors affecting the replication and pathogenicity of bee viruses

(2016) Alexander J McMenamin et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Bee cups: single-use cages for honey bee experiments

(2016) Jay D Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

Bumble bee parasite strains vary in resistance to phytochemicals

(2016) Evan C. Palmer-Young et al.   Scientific Reports

Characterization of Two Species of Trypanosomatidae from the Honey BeeApis mellifera:Crithidia mellificaeLangridge and McGhee, andLotmaria passimn. gen., n. sp.

(2015) Ryan S. Schwarz et al.   JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY

Within-host competition among the honey bees pathogens Nosema ceranae and Deformed wing virus is asymmetric and to the disadvantage of the virus

(2015) Vincent Doublet et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Secondary metabolites in floral nectar reduce parasite infections in bumblebees

(2015) L. L. Richardson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

(2015) D. Goulson et al.   SCIENCE

Testing Dose-Dependent Effects of the Nectar Alkaloid Anabasine on Trypanosome Parasite Loads in Adult Bumble Bees

(2015) Winston E. Anthony et al.   PLoS One

Possible Synergistic Effects of Thymol and Nicotine against Crithidia bombi Parasitism in Bumble Bees

(2015) Olivia Masi Biller et al.   PLoS One

Combining laboratory and field approaches to investigate the importance of flower nectar in the horizontal transmission of a bumblebee parasite

(2014) Gabriel Cisarovsky et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

A national survey of managed honey bee 2012–2013 annual colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership

(2014) Nathalie A Steinhauer et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

Herbivore Defence Compounds Occur in Pollen and Reduce Bumblebee Colony Fitness

(2014) Sarah E. J. Arnold et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Disease associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators

(2014) M. A. Fürst et al.   NATURE

Diversity matters: how bees benefit from different resin sources

(2014) Nora Drescher et al.   OECOLOGIA

Protein-poor diet reduces host-specific immune gene expression in Bombus terrestris

(2014) F. S. Brunner et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Virulent Strain of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Prevails after Varroa destructor-Mediated, or In Vitro, Transmission

(2014) Eugene V. Ryabov et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The relationship between managed bees and the prevalence of parasites in bumblebees

(2014) Peter Graystock et al.   PeerJ

Characteristics of Nosema ceranae infection in Serbian honey bee colonies

(2013) Jevrosima Stevanovic et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Single and mixed-species trypanosome and microsporidia infections elicit distinct, ephemeral cellular and humoral immune responses in honey bees

(2013) Ryan S. Schwarz et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Qualitatively different immune response of the bumblebee host, Bombus terrestris, to infection by different genotypes of the trypanosome gut parasite, Crithidia bombi

(2013) Seth M. Barribeau et al.   INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Potentiation of macrophage activity by thymol through augmenting phagocytosis

(2013) Anil Kumar Chauhan et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY

Emerging dangers: Deadly effects of an emergent parasite in a new pollinator host

(2013) Peter Graystock et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Lethal and sub-lethal effects of thymol on honeybee (Apis mellifera) larvae rearedin vitro

(2013) Gael Charpentier et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Barrier Immune Effectors Are Maintained during Transition from Nurse to Forager in the Honey Bee

(2013) Jamal M. Jefferson et al.   PLoS One

Comprehensive Bee Pathogen Screening in Belgium Reveals Crithidia mellificae as a New Contributory Factor to Winter Mortality

(2013) Jorgen Ravoet et al.   PLoS One

Influence of Pollen Nutrition on Honey Bee Health: Do Pollen Quality and Diversity Matter?

(2013) Garance Di Pasquale et al.   PLoS One

Honey constituents up-regulate detoxification and immunity genes in the western honey bee Apis mellifera

(2013) W. Mao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Self-Medication in Animals

(2013) J. C. de Roode et al.   SCIENCE

Do the honeybee pathogensNosema ceranaeand deformed wing virus act synergistically?

(2013) Stephen J. Martin et al.   Environmental Microbiology Reports

Nosema ceranae Escapes Fumagillin Control in Honey Bees

(2013) Wei-Fone Huang et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Targeting α-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor in the Enteric Nervous System

(2012) Todd W. Costantini et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Reliance on pollinators predicts defensive chemistry across tobacco species

(2012) Lynn S. Adler et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Characterization of Chemical Composition of Bee Pollen in China

(2012) Kai Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Synergistic Effects of Iridoid Glycosides on the Survival, Development and Immune Response of a Specialist Caterpillar, Junonia coenia (Nymphalidae)

(2012) Lora A. Richards et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Laboratory Evaluations ofSyzygium aromaticum(L.) Merr. et Perry Essential Oil AgainstVarroa destructor

(2012) Matías D. Maggi et al.   JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH

Simultaneous stressors: Interactive effects of an immune challenge and dietary toxin can be detrimental to honeybees

(2012) Angela Köhler et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Unpredictability of nectar nicotine promotes outcrossing by hummingbirds in Nicotiana attenuata

(2012) Danny Kessler et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Pathogen Webs in Collapsing Honey Bee Colonies

(2012) R. Scott Cornman et al.   PLoS One

Nutrigenomics in honey bees: digital gene expression analysis of pollen's nutritive effects on healthy and varroa-parasitized bees

(2011) Cédric Alaux et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Hydroxycinnamic Acid Amide Derivatives, Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of Pollen Samples from Southeast Brazil

(2011) Giuseppina Negri et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Honeybees and nectar nicotine: Deterrence and reduced survival versus potential health benefits

(2011) Angela Köhler et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Direct effect of acaricides on pathogen loads and gene expression levels in honey bees Apis mellifera

(2011) Humberto Boncristiani et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Nicotine induces upregulated expression of beta defensin-2 via the p38MAPK pathway in the HaCaT human keratinocyte cell line

(2011) Sumiko Nakamura et al.   Medical Molecular Morphology

The major volatile organic compound emitted from Arabidopsis thaliana flowers, the sesquiterpene (E)-β-caryophyllene, is a defense against a bacterial pathogen

(2011) Mengsu Huang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Temporal Analysis of the Honey Bee Microbiome Reveals Four Novel Viruses and Seasonal Prevalence of Known Viruses, Nosema, and Crithidia

(2011) Charles Runckel et al.   PLoS One

Nectar: generation, regulation and ecological functions

(2011) Martin Heil   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Dynamics of Persistent and Acute Deformed Wing Virus Infections in Honey Bees, Apis mellifera

(2011) Gennaro Di Prisco et al.   Viruses-Basel

The Role of Resources and Risks in Regulating Wild Bee Populations

(2010) T'ai H. Roulston et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Varroa destructoris the main culprit for the death and reduced populations of overwintered honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in Ontario, Canada

(2010) Ernesto Guzmán-Novoa et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Diet effects on honeybee immunocompetence

(2010) C. Alaux et al.   Biology Letters

Current trends in the evolutionary ecology of plant defence

(2010) Anurag A. Agrawal   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Horizontal transmission of deformed wing virus: pathological consequences in adult bees (Apis mellifera) depend on the transmission route

(2010) N. Mockel et al.   JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY

Effect of thymol and resveratrol administered with candy or syrup on the development ofNosema ceranaeand on the longevity of honeybees (Apis melliferaL.) in laboratory conditions

(2009) Cecilia Costa et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Bumblebee Vulnerability: Common Correlates of Winners and Losers across Three Continents

(2009) PAUL WILLIAMS et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Immune suppression in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) following infection byNosema ceranae(Microsporidia)

(2009) Karina Antúnez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Consumption of a nectar alkaloid reduces pathogen load in bumble bees

(2009) Jessamyn S. Manson et al.   OECOLOGIA

Acaricidal and insecticidal activity of essential oils on Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

(2009) Natalia Damiani et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Self-Medication as Adaptive Plasticity: Increased Ingestion of Plant Toxins by Parasitized Caterpillars

(2009) Michael S. Singer et al.   PLoS One

Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study

(2009) Dennis vanEngelsdorp et al.   PLoS One

Economic valuation of the vulnerability of world agriculture confronted with pollinator decline

(2008) Nicola Gallai et al.   ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS

How natural infection by Nosema ceranae causes honeybee colony collapse

(2008) Mariano Higes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Plant-mediated alteration of the peritrophic matrix and baculovirus infection in lepidopteran larvae

(2008) Ruth Plymale et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Virus infections in Brazilian honey bees

(2008) Erica Weinstein Teixeira et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Energetic stress in the honeybee Apis mellifera from Nosema ceranae infection

(2008) Christopher Mayack et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY