Honey Bee Health

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; 16S rRNA gene; acaricides; acute bee paralysis; Africanized bees; Apis mellifera; Apis mellifera L.; Apis mellifera mellifera; association; bee; bee hive monitoring; bee longevity; bee population; beekeeper; behavior; beta-alanine; CCD; chronic bee paralysis; chronic bee paralysis virus; colony collapse disorder; dark forest bee; deformed wing virus; diet effect; distribution; DNA analysis; drones; DWV-A; ecoregions; epidemiology; GABA; garlic; genomics; grooming; gut microbiota; gut mycobiota; hairless black syndrome; health; histopathology; hive; hive products; honey; honey bee; honey bee health; honey bee losses; honey bee model; honey bees; honey stores; honeybee; honeybee veterinary medicine; Hsp70 gene; hydrocarbon profiles; infection intensity; infestation level; landscape; longevity; Lotmaria passim; Melissococcus plutonius; microbiota; microsatellite loci; microsatellites; microsporidia; mite; mites; model; n/a; negative pressures; nexus; North Asia; Nosema apis; Nosema ceranae; Nosema disease; nosematosis; nosemosis; One-Health; oxalic acid; passive sampler; pathogens; pathology; pollen; prevalence; primer pheromone; queen bee detection; real-time monitoring; replacement; reproductive rate; season; seasonality; silicone band; social immunity; sound analysis; sound measurement; survival; swarming detection; testes; text-mining; topic modeling; Tropilaelaps; unicellular; Uruguay; Varroa destructor; varroa infestation; Varroa infestation control; Varroa mite; viability; viral diseases; virus; viruses; wax; worker brood
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication

 Over the past decade, the worldwide decline in honey bee populations has been an important issue due to its implications for beekeeping and honey production. Honey bee pathologies are continuously studied by researchers, in order to investigate the host-parasite relationship and its effect on honey bee colonies. For these reasons, the interest of the veterinary community towards this issue has increased recently, and honey bee health has also become a subject of public interest. Bacteria, such as Melissococcus plutonius and Paenibacillus larvae, microsporidia, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, fungi, such as Ascosphaera apis, mites, such as Varroa destructor, predatory wasps, including Vespa velutina, and invasive beetles, such as Aethina tumida, are "old" and "new" subjects of important veterinary interest. Recently, the role of host-pathogen interactions in bee health has been included in a multifactorial approach to the study of these insects' health, which involves a dynamic balance among a range of threats and resources interacting at multiple levels. The aim of this Special Issue is to explore honey bee health through a series of research articles that are focused on different aspects of honey bee health at different levels, including molecular health, microbial health, population genetic health, and the interaction between invasive species that live in strict contact with honey bee populations.