Feeding the disease: The impact of nutritional supplementation on Nosema (Vairimorpha) infection in honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Journal: J Invertebr Pathol, 2026 Nov. Bourne A, Amatiello FG, Elger K et al.
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Environmental antibiotic and fungicide exposure differentially affects survival and carbohydrate-fueled flight performance in Apis mellifera
Journal: Environ Pollut, 2026 Nov 1. Wu WY, Liao LH, Berenbaum MR.
Combined toxicity of pyrethroid insecticides and azole fungicides in honey bee larvae
Journal: Environ Pollut, 2026 Nov 1. Choi M, Chon K, Kim J et al.
The growing challenge of Varroa destructor resistance to acaricides: seeking sustainable solutions
Journal: Curr Opin Insect Sci, 2026 Dec. Bahreini R, Morfin N.
Development and comparative evaluation of chemical ionization and electron ionization for GC-MS targeted metabolomics applied to the brain of a pollinating insect
Journal: J Chromatogr A, 2026 Oct 25. Palmer S, Strandberg T, O'Carroll D et al.
Chrysin Mitigates Acetamiprid-Induced Testicular Injury in Mice via Suppression of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Inflammation
Journal: Environ Toxicol, 2026 Nov. Demir S, Alemdar NT, Yulug E et al.
An autonomous YOLOv9-edge-to-cloud intelligence system for proactive honeybee mortality mitigation
Journal: J Invertebr Pathol, 2026 Nov. Su TS, Li CY, Wu CC.
Enzymatic biomarkers reveal sublethal effects of thiamethoxam and fipronil on the stingless bee Melipona scutellaris
Journal: Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol, 2026 Nov. Miotelo L, Araújo JF, Malaspina O et al.
Proteome-level evidence that tebuconazole, both alone and in interaction with thiacloprid, affects epigenetic events in bumblebee heads
Journal: J Proteomics, 2026 Oct 15. Shcherbachenko E, Pekas A, Markovic M et al.
Real-time volatilomics reveals microbiota and pathogen fingerprints in the honey bee
Journal: mBio, 2026 Oct 14. Fido M, Moriano-Gutierrez S, Lan J et al.
Species-associated toxicological trajectories in social bees exposed to sublethal metribuzin: A multi-omics perspective on host-microbiome interactions
Journal: Environ Pollut, 2026 Oct 9. Yang Y, Yu H, Wang J et al.
Chemical Composition and In Vitro Bioactive Potential of Dried Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Podmore as a Candidate Functional Food Ingredient
Journal: Food Sci Nutr, 2026 Oct. Ali MR, Mohamed EN, El-Din HS et al.
Comparative acaricidal effects of propolis samples from different regions of Türkiye against Varroa destructor
Journal: Exp Appl Acarol, 2026 Oct 7. Usta M.
The risk posed by exposure to pesticides through beeswax to adult western honey bees (Apis mellifera)
Journal: Environ Toxicol Chem, 2026 Oct 3. Petit L, Jack CJ, Ellis JD.
Sex-specific median lethal dose in bumble bee adults orally and topically exposed to two insecticides and one fungicide
Journal: Environ Toxicol Chem, 2026 Oct 1. Fievet M, Dorio L, Gekière A et al.
Cyfluthrin, atrazine, and prothioconazole alter gut bacterial diversity in Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Journal: J Econ Entomol, 2026 Oct 1. Yang S, Zhi D, Cao Z et al.
Analysis of neonicotinoid pesticides and their metabolites by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry
Journal: Toxicol Mech Methods, 2026 Sep 28. Lehner AF, Dickie J, Zyskowski J et al.
Combined imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos disrupt gut microbiota-host interactions and reduced performance and survival in honey bees
Journal: J Insect Physiol, 2026 Sep 27. Chen S, Wang J, Yang S et al.
Carbamate-Modified Pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidinones: Design and Synthesis of Insecticides with High Efficacy and Low Bee Toxicity
Journal: J Agric Food Chem, 2026 Sep 2. Ma Q, Wu S, Zhang L et al.
Backyard beekeepers lost 54.8% of colonies in 2025-26, commercial operations 38.7%
U.S. Beekeeping Survey (Auburn University, Oregon State University, Apiary Inspectors of America), April 2025 to April 2026. Overall managed-colony loss was 39.9%. Backyard 54.8% [CI 46.5-62.2], commercial 38.7% [CI 28.3-52.2]. The survey notes this reverses the previous two years, when commercial operations lost more. Beekeepers' own 'acceptable' winter loss averaged 21.1%.
Record U.S. colony loss: 55.6% in 2024-25, second straight record year
Survey estimate for April 2024 to April 2025, highest since the survey began in 2010. Winter loss 40.2%. State-level annual losses ranged from 34.3% to 90.5%. Auburn's survey lead attributed the jump to higher winter losses among commercial beekeepers.