Lena Wilfert

TL;DR: A phylogeographic analysis shows that DWV is globally distributed in honeybees, having recently spread from a common source, the European honeybee Apis mellifera, and exhibits epidemic growth and transmission that is predominantly mediated by European and North American honeybee populations and driven by trade and movement of honeybee colonies.

TL;DR: It is found that among the higher eukaryotes exceptionally high rates are found in social Hymenoptera, compatible with current hypotheses suggesting that sociality in insects strongly selects for increased genotypic diversity in worker offspring to meet the demands of a sophisticated caste system or to mitigate against the effects of parasitism.

TL;DR: Next-generation sequencing is used to investigate the DWV quasispecies in an apiary known to suffer from overwintering colony losses and indicates that a new DWV Type C variant is distinct from the previously described types A and B, but together they form a distinct clade compared with other members of the Iflaviridae.

TL;DR: In Europe the most abundant naturally residing termite is the subterranean genus Reticulitermes (Rhinotermitidae), which has been identified on the basis of morphological, chemical, and molecular features, and the species status of these genotypes has been confirmed by the mechanisms of species isolation.

TL;DR: It is argued that it is crucial to prevent the introduction of diseased pollinators into natural environments, which can be achieved through improved monitoring and management practices and avoiding anthropogenic pathogen spillover.