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B-GOOD: Giving Beekeeping Guidance by cOmputatiOnal-assisted Decision making

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Bee pathogens found in Bombus atratus from Colombia: A case study

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Bee, wasp and ant venomics pave the way for a component-resolved diagnosis of sting allergy

scientific article published on 21 January 2009

BeeDoctor, a versatile MLPA-based diagnostic tool for screening bee viruses.

scientific article published on 29 October 2012

Beekeeping in Europe facing climate change: A mixed methods study on perceived impacts and the need to adapt according to stakeholders and beekeepers

Belgian case study on flumethrin residues in beeswax: Possible impact on honeybee and prediction of the maximum daily intake for consumers

scientific article published on 03 June 2019

Breeding for Virus Resistance and Its Effects on Deformed Wing Virus Infection Patterns in Honey Bee Queens

scientific article published on 07 June 2021

Bridging the Gap between Field Experiments and Machine Learning: The EC H2020 B-GOOD Project as a Case Study towards Automated Predictive Health Monitoring of Honey Bee Colonies

scientific article published in 2024

CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists

scientific article published on 02 November 2021

Characterization of Two Species of Trypanosomatidae from the Honey Bee Apis mellifera: Crithidia mellificae Langridge and McGhee, and Lotmaria passim n. gen., n. sp.

scientific article published on 25 February 2015

Characterization of the honeybee venom proteins C1q-like protein and PVF1 and their allergenic potential

scientific article published on 26 May 2018

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

scientific article published on 15 January 2022

Comparison between Apicystis cryptica sp. n. and Apicystis bombi (Arthrogregarida, Apicomplexa): Gregarine parasites that cause fat body hypertrophism in bees

scientific article published on 21 February 2020

Comprehensive bee pathogen screening in Belgium reveals Crithidia mellificae as a new contributory factor to winter mortality

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Convivina is a specialised core gut symbiont of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina

Covert deformed wing virus infections have long-term deleterious effects on honeybee foraging and survival

scientific article published in February 2017

Differential diagnosis of the honey bee trypanosomatids Crithidia mellificae and Lotmaria passim.

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Differential gene expression in the honeybee head after a bacterial challenge

scientific article published on 21 February 2008

Differential protein expression in the honey bee head after a bacterial challenge

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Differential proteomics in dequeened honeybee colonies reveals lower viral load in hemolymph of fertile worker bees

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Early changes in the pupal transcriptome of the flesh fly Sarcophagha crassipalpis to parasitization by the ectoparasitic wasp, Nasonia vitripennis.

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Effect of bodily fluids from honey bee (Apis mellifera) larvae on growth and genome-wide transcriptional response of the causal agent of American Foulbrood disease (Paenibacillus larvae).

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Effect of oral infection with Kashmir bee virus and Israeli acute paralysis virus on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) reproductive success

scientific article published on 5 July 2014

Effects of invasive parasites on bumble bee declines

scientific article published on August 2011

Environmental contaminants of honeybee products in Uganda detected using LC-MS/MS and GC-ECD.

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Exploring the External Environmental Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Development

scientific article published in 2023

Exploring the Potential of Venom from Nasonia vitripennis as Therapeutic Agent with High-Throughput Screening Tools

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Exploring the hidden honeybee (Apis mellifera) venom proteome by integrating a combinatorial peptide ligand library approach with FTMS.

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Expression of key components of the RNAi machinery are suppressed in Apis mellifera that suffer a high virus infection

Factors influencing the prevalence and infestation levels of Varroa destructor in honeybee colonies in two highland agro-ecological zones of Uganda

scientific article published on 22 January 2016

Factors restraining the population growth of Varroa destructor in Ethiopian honey bees (Apis mellifera simensis)

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Finding the missing honey bee genes: lessons learned from a genome upgrade

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First detection of Paenibacillus larvae the causative agent of American Foulbrood in a Ugandan honeybee colony

scientific article published on 15 July 2016

Functional and evolutionary insights from the genomes of three parasitoid Nasonia species

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Gamma irradiation of pollen and eradication of Israeli acute paralysis virus

scientific article published on 14 July 2014

Genetic variability of the neogregarine Apicystis bombi, an etiological agent of an emergent bumblebee disease ⬇️

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Genome sequence heterogeneity of Lake Sinai Virus found in honey bees and Orf1/RdRP-based polymorphisms in a single host.

scientific article published on 25 February 2015

Heritability estimates of the novel trait 'suppressed in ovo virus infection' in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

scientific article published on 31 August 2020

Holistic screening of collapsing honey bee colonies in Spain: a case study.

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Honey bee colony winter loss rates for 35 countries participating in the COLOSS survey for winter 2018–2019, and the effects of a new queen on the risk of colony winter loss

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Honey bee exposure scenarios to selected residues through contaminated beeswax

scientific article published on 02 February 2021

Honey bee predisposition of resistance to ubiquitous mite infestations

scientific article published on 24 May 2019

Honey-bee-associated prokaryotic viral communities reveal wide viral diversity and a profound metabolic coding potential

scientific article published on 27 April 2020

Honeybee and consumer's exposure and risk characterisation to glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) and its degradation product (AMPA): Residues in beebread, wax, and honey

scientific article published on 20 November 2019

Honeybee venom proteome profile of queens and winter bees as determined by a mass spectrometric approach

scientific article published on 30 October 2015

How the venom from the ectoparasitoid Wasp nasonia vitripennis exhibits anti-inflammatory properties on mammalian cell lines

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Hydroxymethylfurfural: a possible emergent cause of honey bee mortality?

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Identification of Paenibacillus larvae to the subspecies level: an obstacle for AFB diagnosis

scientific article published on 20 December 2005

IgE recognition of chimeric isoforms of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) venom allergen Api m 10 evaluated by protein array technology

scientific article published on 17 October 2014

In vitro diagnosis of Hymenoptera venom allergy and further development of component resolved diagnostics.

scientific article published on 04 February 2014

Individual and genetic task specialization in policing behaviour in the European honeybee

Influence of the uterine environment on the development of in vitro-produced equine embryos

scientific article published on 16 November 2011

Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources

scientific article published in 2019

Metagenomic Approach with the NetoVIR Enrichment Protocol Reveals Virus Diversity within Ethiopian Honey Bees (Apis mellifera simensis)

scientific article published on 27 October 2020

Molecular cloning and expression of icarapin, a novel IgE-binding bee venom protein

scientific article published on 10 August 2006

Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey

scientific article published on 8 May 2018

Multiple Locus Variable number of tandem repeat Analysis: A molecular genotyping tool for Paenibacillus larvae

scientific article published on July 2016

Multiplex RT-PCR with broad-range primers and an exogenous internal amplification control for the detection of honeybee viruses in bumblebees

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Nationwide Screening for Bee Viruses and Parasites in Belgian Honey Bees

scientific article published on 14 August 2020

Nosema neumanni n. sp. (Microsporidia, Nosematidae), a new microsporidian parasite of honeybees, Apis mellifera in Uganda

scientific article published on 19 July 2017

Pesticide and veterinary drug residues in Belgian beeswax: Occurrence, toxicity, and risk to honey bees

scientific article published on 22 July 2020

Pesticides for apicultural and/or agricultural application found in Belgian honey bee wax combs

scientific article published on 7 March 2015

Polar tube protein gene diversity among Nosema ceranae strains derived from a Greek honey bee health study

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Preliminary analysis of loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2015/16 from the COLOSS survey

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Proteomic analysis of the honey bee worker venom gland focusing on the mechanisms of protection against tissue damage

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Reduced nest development of reared Bombus terrestris within apiary dense human-modified landscapes

scientific article published in 2021

Reference Gene Selection for Insect Expression Studies Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR: The Head of the Honeybee,Apis mellifera, After a Bacterial Challenge

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Reproduction of honeybee workers is regulated by epidermal growth factor receptor signaling

scientific article published on 10 December 2013

Residues in Beeswax: A Health Risk for the Consumer of Honey and Beeswax?

scientific article published on 14 October 2016

Screening of the T- and B-cell antigenicity in neonatal calves of the His-tagged Cryptosporidium parvum antigens CP15, CP15/60, P23 and TRAP-C1.

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Serological Differences in Neospora caninum-Associated Epidemic and Endemic Abortions

Specific bovine antibody response against a new recombinant Cryptosporidium parvum antigen containing 4 zinc-finger motifs

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Standard methods for American foulbrood research

article by Dirk C de Graaf et al published January 2013 in Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World

Standard methods for virus research inApis mellifera

article by Joachim R de Miranda et al published January 2013 in Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World

Stress indicator gene expression profiles, colony dynamics and tissue development of honey bees exposed to sub-lethal doses of imidacloprid in laboratory and field experiments

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Study of the Metatranscriptome of Eight Social and Solitary Wild Bee Species Reveals Novel Viruses and Bee Parasites

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

The buzz about bees and poverty alleviation: Identifying drivers and barriers of beekeeping in sub-Saharan Africa

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The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization ⬇️

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The protein composition of honeybee venom reconsidered by a proteomic approach

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The role of serine- and metalloproteases in Nasonia vitripennis venom in cell death related processes towards a Spodoptera frugiperda Sf21 cell line

scientific article published on 15 May 2013

Trueness and precision of the real-time RT-PCR method for quantifying the chronic bee paralysis virus genome in bee homogenates evaluated by a comparative inter-laboratory study.

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Unbiased RNA Shotgun Metagenomics in Social and Solitary Wild Bees Detects Associations with Eukaryote Parasites and New Viruses

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Unraveling the venom proteome of the bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) by integrating a combinatorial peptide ligand library approach with FT-ICR MS.

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

Updated genome assembly and annotation of Paenibacillus larvae, the agent of American foulbrood disease of honey bees

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Varroa destructor Macula-like virus, Lake Sinai virus and other new RNA viruses in wild bumblebee hosts (Bombus pascuorum, Bombus lapidarius and Bombus pratorum).

scientific article published on 18 December 2015

Venom proteins of the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis: recent discovery of an untapped pharmacopee

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Vertical transmission of honey bee viruses in a Belgian queen breeding program

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Widespread occurrence of honey bee pathogens in solitary bees

scientific article published on 6 September 2014

Worker honeybee sterility: a proteomic analysis of suppressed ovary activation.

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qPCR assays with dual-labeled probes for genotyping honey bee variants associated with varroa resistance

scientific article published on 30 April 2021

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