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View article: Individual and social heterosis act independently in honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) colonies
Individual and social heterosis act independently in honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) colonies Open
Heterosis occurs in individuals when genetic diversity, e.g., heterozygosity, increases fitness. Many advanced eusocial insects evolved mating behaviors, including polyandry and polygyny, which increase inter-individual genetic diversity w…
View article: Standard methods for rearing and selection of <i>Apis mellifera</i> queens 2.0
Standard methods for rearing and selection of <i>Apis mellifera</i> queens 2.0 Open
Here we cover a wide range of methods currently in use and recommended in modern queen rearing, selection and breeding. The recommendations are meant to equally serve as standards for both scientific and practical beekeeping purposes. The …
View article: Corrigendum: Morphological changes in the mandibles accompany the defensive behavior of Indiana mite biting honey bees against Varroa destructor
Corrigendum: Morphological changes in the mandibles accompany the defensive behavior of Indiana mite biting honey bees against Varroa destructor Open
CORRECTION article Front. Ecol. Evol., 29 January 2024Sec. Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology Volume 12 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1363147
View article: Honey bee stocks exhibit high levels of intra-colony variation in viral loads
Honey bee stocks exhibit high levels of intra-colony variation in viral loads Open
Colonies of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera L., are comprised of tens of thousands of genetically related individuals that can easily share and spread pathogens. Honey bee colonies exhibit variations in disease susceptibility that ca…
View article: Colony fitness increases in the honey bee at queen mating frequencies higher than genetic diversity asymptote
Colony fitness increases in the honey bee at queen mating frequencies higher than genetic diversity asymptote Open
Across the eusocial Hymenoptera, a queen’s mating frequency is positively associated with her workers’ genetic diversity and colony’s fitness. Over 90% of a colony’s diversity potential is achieved by its mother’s tenth effective mating ( …
View article: Morphological Changes in the Mandibles Accompany the Defensive Behavior of Indiana Mite Biting Honey Bees Against Varroa Destructor
Morphological Changes in the Mandibles Accompany the Defensive Behavior of Indiana Mite Biting Honey Bees Against Varroa Destructor Open
The honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) is the most important managed pollinator to sustainable agriculture and our ecosystem. Yet managed honey bee colonies in the United States experience 30–40% losses annually. Among the many biotic stressors,…
View article: The Defensive Behavior of Indiana Mite-Biting Honey Bees Against<i>Varroa destructor</i>and the Structure of Bee Mandibles
The Defensive Behavior of Indiana Mite-Biting Honey Bees Against<i>Varroa destructor</i>and the Structure of Bee Mandibles Open
The honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) is the most important managed pollinator to sustainable agriculture and our ecosystem. Yet managed honey bee colonies in the United States experience 30–40% losses annually. Among the many biotic stressors,…
View article: Grooming behavior and gene expression of the Indiana “mite-biter” honey bee stock
Grooming behavior and gene expression of the Indiana “mite-biter” honey bee stock Open
This study was conducted to evaluate the Indiana “mite-biter” honey bee stock, which has been selected for increased mutilation of Varroa destructor mites (“mite biting” behavior). A comparison between colonies of the selected stock and co…