Elke Genersch

TL;DR: A four-year study involving more than 1200 bee colonies from about 120 apiaries which were monitored for the entire study period can demonstrate for several factors that they are significantly related to the observed winter losses of the monitored honey bee colonies.

TL;DR: This data, combined with N =36 additional published sequences demonstrate that (i) N. ceranae most likely jumped host to A. mellifera, probably within the last decade, (ii) that host colonies and individuals may be co-infected by both microsporidia species, and that N. Ceranae is now a parasite of A. Mellifera across most of the world.

TL;DR: Findings point to neonicotinoids causing a reduced capacity of bee species to establish new populations in the year following exposure, and negatively affect pollinator health under realistic agricultural conditions.

TL;DR: The historical and recent data on DWV and its relatives are summarized, covering the genetics, pathobiology, and transmission of this important viral honeybee pathogen, and these within the wider theoretical concepts relating to the genetic variability and population structure of RNA viruses, the evolution of virulence and the development of disease symptoms are discussed.

TL;DR: A review of recent developments in the study of American Foulbrood and of P. larvae into the general context of AFB research concludes that the disease is still among the most deleterious bee diseases.