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Diseases & Parasites of Pollinators
item Wool carder bees of the genus Anthidium in the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae, Anthidiini) with a phylogenetic analysis of the subgenerea (Jun 2013)
item Single and mixed-species trypanosome and microsporidia infections elicit distinct, ephemeral cellular and humoral immune responses in honey bees (May 2013)
item New species of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Stelis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae, Anthidiini) from the Nearctic Region (May 2013)
item Biological control agent of larger black flour beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): A nuisance pest developing in cotton gin trash piles. (Apr 2013)
item Intended release and actual retention of alfalfa leafcutting bees for pollination in commercial alfalfa seed fields (Apr 2013)
item Variation in alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, reproductive success according to location of nests in U.S. commercial domiciles (Apr 2013)
item A new species of the rare African wool carder bee genus Anthidioma (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Mar 2013)
item Nesting site density and distribution affects Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) reproductive success and almond yield in a commercial orchard. (Mar 2013)
item Big data computing: Building a vision for ARS information management (Mar 2013)
item A serological method for detection of Nosema ceranae (Mar 2013)
item The potential for using ozone to decrease pesticide residues in honey bee comb (Jan 2013)
item Two strains of Pseudomonas fluorscens bacteria differentially affect survivorship of waxworm (Galleria mellonella) larvae exposed to an arthropod fungal pathogen, Beauveria bassiana (Jan 2013)
item A multi-gene phylogeny provides additional insight into the relationships between several Ascosphaera species (Jan 2013)
item Detecting insect pollinator declines on regional and global scales. (Dec 2012)
item The prevalence of parasites and pathogens in Asian honeybees, Apis cerana, in China (Nov 2012)
item Standard methodologies for Nosema apis and N. ceranae research (Oct 2012)
item Dung pat nesting by the solitary bee, Osmia (Acanthosmiodes) integra (Megachilidae: Apiformes). (Oct 2012)
item Challenges for developing biopesticides against Varroa destructor (Mesostigamata: Varroidae) (Sep 2012)
item A faunistic survey of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) in the Black Belt Prairie of Mississippi (Jul 2012)
item Megachile timberlakei Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): Yet another adventive bee species to the Galapagos Archipelago (Jul 2012)
item New species and previously unknown males of neotropical cleptobiotic stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Lestrimelitta) (Jul 2012)
item A Review of Bee Virology Progress (Jul 2012)
item Two new species of the bee genus Peponapis, with a key to the North and Central American species (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini) (Jun 2012)
item How Varroa parasitism affects the immunological and nutritional status of the honey bee, Apis mellifera (Jun 2012)
item Effects of long distance transportation on honey bee physiology (May 2012)
item American Beekeeping Industry: Past, Present, and Future (May 2012)
item Temperature stress affects the expression of immune response genes in the alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) (Apr 2012)
item Pollinators complicate conservation of a Piceance Basin endemic, Physaria obcordata (Cruciferae) (Apr 2012)
item Phylogeny of the bee family Megachilidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) based on adult morphology (Mar 2012)
item Breeding biologies, pollinators and seed beetles of two prairie-clovers, Dalea ornata and D. searlsiae (Fabaceae: Amorpheae), from the Intermountain West USA (Mar 2012)
item Polymorphic DNA sequences of the fungal honey bee pathogen Asosphaera apis (Mar 2012)
item Predictive markers of honey bee colony collapse (Feb 2012)
item Pollinator guilds respond differently to urban habitat fragmentation in a oak-savannah ecosystem (Feb 2012)
item RNA Viruses Infecting Pest Insects (Feb 2012)
item Dead or alive: Deformed Wing Virus and Varroa destructor reduce the life span of winter honey bees (Feb 2012)
item Intraspecific competition effects on Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (Jan 2012)
item Ascosphaera subglobosa, a new species from North America associated with the solitary bee Megachile rotundata (Jan 2012)
item Pesticide exposure in honey bees results in increased levels of the gut pathogen Nosema (Jan 2012)
item From silkworms to bees: Diseases of beneficial insects (Jan 2012)
item New evidence that Deformed Wing Virus and Black Queen Cell Virus are Multi-host pathogens (Jan 2012)
item The identity of the enigmatic Anthidium zonatum (Friese) Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) (Jan 2012)
item Structural Examination of the Dufour's Gland of the Cavity-nesting Bees Osmia lignaria Say and Megachile rotundata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Jan 2012)
item Documenting persistence of most Eastern North American bee species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) to 1990-2009 (Jan 2012)
item Virus Chapter: Iflaviridae (Jan 2012)
item Virus Chapter: Dicistrovidae (Jan 2012)
item Macronutrient regulation in the Rasberry crazy ant (Nylanderia sp. nr. pubens) (Jan 2012)
item Specialist and generalist bee-visitors of an endemic beardtongue (Penstemon caryi: Plantaginaceae) of the Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming (Dec 2011)
item Heriades tayrona n. sp., the first osmiine bee from South America (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Dec 2011)
item Direct effect of acaricides on pathogen loads and gene expression levels of honey bee Apis mellifera (Dec 2011)
item New species of the Eastern Hemisphere genera Afroheriades and Noteriades (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Dec 2011)
item Mechanisms by which pesticides affect insect immunity (Dec 2011)
item Viral dynamics of persistent and acute virus infections in honey bees (Dec 2011)
item Bees brought to their knees: Microbes affecting honey bee health (Dec 2011)
item Chalkbrood re-examined (Dec 2011)
item Patterns of range-wide genetic variation in six North American bumble bee (Apidae: Bombus) species (Dec 2011)
item Nosema ceranae detection by microscopy and antibody tests (Dec 2011)
item The economic injury level and the action threshold in stored-product systems (Dec 2011)
item Osmia species (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) from the southeastern United States with modified facial hairs: taxonomy, host plants, and conservation status (Nov 2011)
item Interspecific geographic distribution and variation of two bumble bee pathogens, Nosema bombi and Crithidia bombi, in United States populations (Nov 2011)
item Updated genome assembly and annotation of Paenibacillus larvae, the agent of American foulbrood disease of honey bees (Nov 2011)
item Challenges for developing biopesticides against varroa (Nov 2011)
item Seasonality directs contrasting food collection behavior and nutrient regulation strategies of ants (Sep 2011)
item RNAi in agriculturally-important arthropods (Sep 2011)
item The bees of Colorado (Hymenoptra: Apoidea: Anthophila) (Sep 2011)
item Cross-species infection of Deformed Wing virus poses a new threat to pollinator conservation (Aug 2011)
item Predicted fates of ground-nesting bees in soil heated by wildfire: Thermal tolerances of life stages and a survey of nesting depths (Aug 2011)
item The Bee Disease Diagnostic Service - 100 Years and Growing at the USDA Bee Research laboratory, Beltsville, MD (Aug 2011)
item Two new species of Paratrigona Schwarz and the male of Paratrigona ornaticeps (Schwarz) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) (Jul 2011)
item Chalkbrood Transmission in the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee: The Impact of Disinfecting Bee Cocoons in Loose Cell Management Systems (Jul 2011)
item Nectar and pollen sugars constituting larval provisions of the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee (Megachile rotundata) (Hymenoptera: Apiformes: Megachilidae) (Jul 2011)
item Attraction to Old Nest Cues During Nest Selection by the Solitary Bee Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Jul 2011)
item Taxonomic notes on the small resin bees Hypanthidioides subgenus Michanthidium (Hyumenoptera: Megachilidae)(Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Jul 2011)
item Global invasion by Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): Assessing potential distribution in North America and beyond (Jun 2011)
item Global invasion by Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus) (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): assessing potential distribution in North America and beyond (Jun 2011)
item Diversity and pollination value of insects visiting the flowers of a rare buckwheat (Eriogonum pelinophilum: Polygonaceae) in disturbed and "natural" areas (Jun 2011)
item Host Range Expansion of Honey Bee Black Queen Cell Virus in the Bumble Bee, Bombus huntii (Jun 2011)
item Influence of rough handling on Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) retention in commercial orchards (Jun 2011)
item The effects of temperature, diet, and other factors on development, survivorship, and oviposition of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (Jun 2011)
item The presence of Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus infection in Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the U.S. (May 2011)
item Sampling and RNA quality for successful diagnostics using quantitative PCR (May 2011)
item Genetic toolkits for bee health (May 2011)
item Meeting wild bees' needs on rangelands (May 2011)
item Evaluation of Nosema ceranae spore-specific polyclonal antibodies (Apr 2011)
item Pollination value of male bees: The specialist bee Peponapis pruinosa (Apidae) at summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) (Apr 2011)
item Effects of the insect growth regulator, novaluron on immature alfalfa leafcutting bees, Megachile rotundata (Apr 2011)
item Specialist Osmia Bees Forage Indiscriminately Among Hybridizing Balsamorhiza Floral Hosts (Apr 2011)
item Breeding biology of the threadstalk milkvetch, Astragalus filipes (Fabaceae), with a review of the genus (Apr 2011)
item Concurrent infestations by Aethina tumida and Varroa destructor alters thermoregulation in Apis mellifera winter clusters (Mar 2011)
item Temperature dependent virulence of obligate and facultative fungal pathogens of honeybee brood (Mar 2011)
item Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees (Jan 2011)
item Patterns of widespread decline in North America bumble bees (Jan 2011)
item Sexual Harassment by Males Reduces Female Fecundity in the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee (Megachile rotundata) (Dec 2010)
item Secreted and immunogenic proteins produced by the honey bee bacterial pathogen, Paenibacillus larvae (Dec 2010)
item Discovery of the Western Palearctic bee, Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum, (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), in Ontario Canada (Nov 2010)
item A survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the USA, fall 2009 to winter 2010 (Nov 2010)
item Genomic survey of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, a major pest of the honey bee Apis mellifera (Oct 2010)
item A review of the non-metallic Osmia (Melanosmia) found in North America with additional notes on palearctic Melanosmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Oct 2010)
item Reproductive biology, hybridization, and flower visitors of rare Sclerocactus taxa in Utah's Uintah Basin (Oct 2010)
item First analysis of risk factors associated with bee colony collapse disorder by classification and regression trees (Oct 2010)
item A Tale of Two Bees: Looking at Pollination Fees for Both Almonds and Sweet Cherries (Sep 2010)
item Monitoring for resistance to organophosphorus and pyrethroid insecticides in varroa mite populations (Aug 2010)
item Chasing your honey: Worldwide diaspora of the small hive beetle, a parasite of honey bee colonies (Aug 2010)
item The montane bee fauna of north central Washington, USA, with floral associations (Jul 2010)
item Organic acids and thymol: unsuitable alternative control of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (Jul 2010)
item Transcriptional responses in honey bee larvae infected with chalkbrood fungus (Jun 2010)
item Description of two new species of Osmia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from southwestern North America, with a redescription of the enigmatic species Osmia foxi Cameron (Jun 2010)
item Managed pollinator CAP Coordinated Agricultural Project (May 2010)
item Nosema ceranae, a newly identified pathogen of Apis mellifera in the U.S. and Asia (May 2010)
item Variation in and responses to brood pheromone of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) (Apr 2010)
item Varroa destructor, a potential vector of Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus in honey bees, Apis mellifera (Apr 2010)
item Visiting bees of cucurbita flowers (cucurbitaceae) with emphasis on the presence of peponapis fervens smith (eucerini - apidae) - Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil. (Mar 2010)
item Effective gene silencing of a microsporidian parasite associated with honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony declines (Mar 2010)
item Pesticides and honey bee health: High levels of Acaricides and crop protection chemicals in U.S. apiaires (Mar 2010)
item Coordinated responses to honey bee decline in the USA (Mar 2010)
item Scientific note on mass collection and hatching of honey bee embryos (Feb 2010)
item Immunity and defense in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum (Feb 2010)
item Functional and evolutionary insights from the genomes of three parasitoid nasonia species (Feb 2010)
item Detect Nosema parasite in time to save bee colonies (Feb 2010)
item Anthidium vigintiduopunctatum Friese (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): The elusive "dwarf bee" of the Galapagos Archipelago (Feb 2010)
item Nest establishment, pollination efficiency, and reproductive success of Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilide) in relation to resource availability in field enclosures (Feb 2010)
item Two New Species of Nocturnal Bees of the Genus Megalopta (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) with Keys to Species (Feb 2010)
item Chalkbrood disease in honey bees (Jan 2010)
item A Scientific note on Varroa mites found in East Africa; Threat or Opportunity (Jan 2010)
item Nest Initiation in Three North American Species of Bumble Bees (Bombus): Effects of Gyne Number and Worker Helpers on Colony Size and Establishment Success (Jan 2010)
item Spatial Patterns of Bee Captures in North American Bowl Trapping Surveys. (Jan 2010)
item Molecular approaches to the Analysis of Virus Replication and Pathogenesis in Honey Bees, Apis mellifera (Dec 2009)
item Reviewing colony losses and Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States (Dec 2009)
item Rapid evolution of immune proteins in social insects (Dec 2009)
item Characterization of secreted proteases of Paenibacillus larvae, potential virulence factors in honeybee larval infection (Nov 2009)
item Honey bee disease overview (Nov 2009)
item Genes Related to Immunity as Expressed in the Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee, Megachile rotundata During Pathogen Challenge (Nov 2009)
item A Revision of Dianthidium Subgenus Mecanthidium Michener (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) (Nov 2009)
item A New Subgenus and Species of Neotropical Hylaeus from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) (Nov 2009)
item Socialized Medicine: Individual and communal disease barriers in honey bees (Oct 2009)
item Changes in Gene Expression Relating to Colony Collapse Disorder in honey bees, Apis mellifera (Oct 2009)
item Winter losses of honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera): The role of infestations with Aethina tumida and Varroa destructor (Sep 2009)
item Nectar Secretion and Bee Guild Characteristics of Yellow Star-Thistle on Santa Cruz Island and Lesvos: Where Have the Honey Bees Gone (Sep 2009)
item Resin collection and social immunity in honey bees (Sep 2009)
item Host-parasite interactions: Resist or tolerate but never stop running (Aug 2009)
item Constructing a Species Database and Historic Range Maps for North American Bumble Bees (Bombus sensu stricto Latreille) to Inform Conservation Decisions (Aug 2009)
item Bee cups: Single-use cages for honey bee experiments (Aug 2009)
item Honeybee Sacbrood virus infects adult small hive beetles, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (Aug 2009)
item Prewinter Management Affects Megachile rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) Prepupal Physiology and Adult Emergence and Survival (Jul 2009)
item Entombed pollen: A new condition in honey bee colonies associated with increased risk of colony mortality (Jun 2009)
item Genomic analyses of the microsporidian Nosema ceranae, an emergent pathogen of honey bees. (Jun 2009)
item Long Term Storage of Ascosphaera aggregata and A. apis Pathogens of the Leafcutting Bee (Megachile rotundata) and the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) (Jun 2009)
item Effects of organic acid treatments on small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, and the associated yeast Kodamaea ohmeri. (Apr 2009)
item Bee (Mar 2009)
     
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