The global stock of domesticated honey bees is growing slower than agricultural demand for pollination.
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Although the primary cause of the accelerating increase of the pollinator dependence of commercial agriculture seems to be economic and political and not biological, the rapid expansion of cultivation of many pollinator-dependent crops has the potential to trigger future pollination problems for both these crops and native species in neighboring areas.About:
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Grooming Behavior in Naturally Varroa-Resistant Apis mellifera Colonies From North-Central Argentina
Romina Maria Russo,María Clara Liendo,Lucas Landi,Hernán Pietronave,Julieta Merke,Hernan Carlos Fain,Irina Muntaabski,María Alejandra Palacio,Graciela Adriana Rodriguez,Silvia Beatriz Lanzavecchia,Alejandra Carla Scannapieco +10 more
TL;DR: Light is shed on how honey bee colonies can adaptively respond to mite pressure by modeling their behavior to resist Varroosis and evidence for grooming as an emerging factor evolving by natural selection is provided.
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Differential gene expression in Varroa jacobsoni mites following a host shift to European honey bees (Apis mellifera)
TL;DR: There is differential gene expression between the two mite groups, with more variation in gene expression among mites that were able to reproduce on A. mellifera, suggesting that mites on this host may be experiencing higher stress, and may be less optimally adapted to parasitize it.
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The Role of Annual Flowering Plant Strips on a Melon Crop in Central Spain. Influence on Pollinators and Crop.
Celeste Azpiazu,Pilar Medina,Pilar Medina,A. Adan,A. Adan,Ismael Sánchez-Ramos,Pedro Del Estal,Pedro Del Estal,Alberto Fereres,Elisa Viñuela,Elisa Viñuela +10 more
TL;DR: The most suitable species for a flower strip in central Spain based on their attractiveness, floral coverage and staggered blossom were Coriandrum sativum L., Diplotaxis virgata L., Borago officinalis L. and Calendula officinalIS L.
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Within-Colony Variation in the Immunocompetency of Managed and Feral Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) in Different Urban Landscapes
TL;DR: It is found that there was far more variation within colonies for encapsulation response or phenoloxidase activity than among rural to urban landscapes, and this suggests that social pollinators, like honey bees, may be sufficiently robust or variable in their immune responses to obscure any subtle effects of urbanization.
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Local extinction of a rare plant pollinator in Southern Utah (USA) associated with invasion by Africanized honey bees
TL;DR: It is argued that the invasion of southern Utah by Africanized bees is the most likely cause of the severe disruption of the A. humilis pollination system and is associated with reduced fruit set in all poppy populations, especially those where plants are sparse.
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