... the significance of DOL in colony homeostasis, it is important to understand whether and how DOL may be altered as a result of chronic stress. Therefore, we tested whether honeybee colonies shift DOL in response to high infestation with the parasitic mite Varroa destructor . For this, we monitored chronically...

...R. Cervo; C. Bruschini; F. Cappa; S. Meconcelli; G. Pieraccini; D. Pradella; S. Turillazzi Honeybee disappearance is one of the major environmental and economic challenges this century has to face. The ecto-parasitic mite Varroa destructor represents one of the main causes of the worldwide beehive...

...Elisabeth H. Frost; Dave Shutler; Neil Kirk Hillier SUMMARY Contaminants can affect organisms' behaviour and, as a consequence, survival. Tau-fluvalinate (hereafter fluvalinate) is the active ingredient in a pesticide commonly used in North America to control Varroa destructor mites in honey bee...

...Caspar Schöning; Sebastian Gisder; Sven Geiselhardt; Ivonne Kretschmann; Kaspar Bienefeld; Monika Hilker; Elke Genersch SUMMARY The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and honey bee pathogenic viruses have been implicated in the recent demise of honey bee colonies. Several studies have shown...