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Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals since 2009*

  1. Abramson C, Giray T, Mixon, TA, Nolf SL, Wells H, Kence A, Kence M (2010) Proboscis conditioning experiments with honey bees (Apis mellifera caucasica) with butyric acid and DEET mixture as conditioned and unconditioned stimuli. Journal of Insect Science 10: 122.
  2. Aebi, Alex, Neumann, Peter (2011) Endosymbionts and honey bee colony losses? TREE, in press, DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2011.06.008: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.06.008
  3. Aebi, Alexandre; Vaissière, Bernard E.; vanEngelsdorp, Dennis; Delaplane, Keith S.; Roubik, David W.; Neumann, Peter: Back to the future: Apis versus non-Apis pollination. – [in press] in: Trends in Ecoology and Evolution, 23 December 2011 [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.11.017]
  4. Alaux C, Adams HA, Rodriguez-Zas S, Grozinger CM, Le Conte Y, Shina S, Robinson GE (2009) Regulation of brain gene expression in honey bees by brood pheromone. Genes, Brain, and Behavior 9: 309-319.
  5. Alaux C, Brunet J-L, Dussaubat C, Mondet F, Tchamitchan S, Cousin M, Brillard J, Baldy A, Belzunces LP, Le  Conte Y (2010) Interactions between Nosema microspores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees (Apis mellifera). Environmental Microbiology 12: 774-782.
  6. Alaux C, Ducloz F, Crauser D, Le Conte Y (2010) Diet effects on honeybee immunocompetence. Biology Letters 6: 562-565.
  7. Alaux C, Folschweiller  M, McDonnell C, Beslay D, Cousin M, Dussaubat C, Brunet J-L, Le  Conte Y (2011) Pathological effects of the microsporidium Nosema ceranae on honey bee queen physiology (Apis mellifera). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 106: 380-385.
  8. Antúnez K, Martín-Hernández R, Prieto L, Meana A, Zunino A, Higes M (2009) Immune suppression in the honey bee (Apis mellifera) following infection by Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia). Environonmental Microbiology 11: 2284-2290.

  9. Antúnez K, Anido M, Garrido-Bailón E, Botías C, Zunino P, Martínez-Salvador A,  Martín-Hernández R, Higes M (2012). Low prevalence of honeybee viruses in Spain during 2006 and 2007: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034528812000860

  10. Behrens D, Forsgren E, Fries I, Moritz R F A (2010). Lethal infection thresholds of Paenibacillus larvae for honeybee drone and worker larvae (Apis mellifera). Environmental Microbiology 12: 2838-2845.

  11. Behrens D, Huang Q, Geßner C, Rosenkranz P,  Frey E.,  Locke B, Moritz RFA , Kraus FB (2011). Three QTL in the honey bee Apis mellifera L. suppress reproduction of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.17/full
  12. Bernal J, Garrido-Bailón E, del Nozal MJ, González-Porto AV, Martín-Hernández R,  Jiménez JJ, Bernal JL, Higes M (2010) The stability and effectiveness of fumagillin in controlling Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) infection in honey bees (Apis mellifera) in laboratory and field conditions. Apidologie, doi: 10.1007/s13592-011-0003-2.
  13. Bernal J, Garrido-Bailón E, del Nozal MJ, González-Porto AV, Martín-Hernández R, Diego JC, Jiménez JJ, Bernal JL, Higes M (2010) Overview of pesticide residues in stored pollen and their potential effect on bee colony (Apis mellifera) losses in Spain. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 1964-1971. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/EC10235?journalCode=ecen
  14. Bernal J, Martin-Hernandez J, Diego JC, Nozal MJ, Gozalez-Porto AV, Bernal JL, Higes M (2011) An Exposure study to access the potential impact of Fipronil in treated sunflower seeds on honey bee colony losses in Spain. Pest Management Science, accepted for publication. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.2188/abstract
  15. Berthoud H, Imdorf A, Haueter M, Radloff S, Neumann P (2010) Virus infections and winter losses of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera). Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 60-65.
  16. Blacquière, Tjeerd; Smagghe, Guy; van Gestel, Cornelis A. M.; Mommaerts, Veerle: Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment. – In: Exotoxicology, 28 January 2012 [PDF]
  17. Borneck R, Viry A, Martín-Hernández R, Higes M (2010) Honey bee colony losses in the Jura Region (France) and related pathogens. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 49: 334-336.
  18. Botías, Cristina / Martín-Hernández, Raquel / Garrido-Bailón, Encarna / González-Porto, Amelia / Martínez-Salvador, Amparo / De La Rúa, Pilar / Meana, Aránzazu / Higes, Mariano: The growing prevalence of Nosema ceranae in honey bees in Spain, an emerging problem for the last decade. – http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034528811003341
  19. Botías C,  Martín-Hernández R, Barrios L, Garrido-Bailón E, Nanetti A, Meana A, Higes M (2012), Nosema spp. parasitization decreases the effectiveness of acaricide strips (Apivar®) in treating varroosis of honey bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis) colonies. Environmental Microbiology Reports Special Issue: Thematic issue on Taxonomy and Biodiversity Volume 4, Issue 1, pages 57–65, February 2012. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00299.x/full
  20. Botías C, Anderson DL, Meana A, Garrido-Bailón E, Martín-Hernández R, Higes M (2012) Further evidence of an oriental origin for Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia: Nosematidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 110, Issue 1, May 2012, Pages 108–113. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022201112000560
  21. Bouga M, Alaux C, Bienkowska M, Büchler R, Carreck NL, Cauia E, Chlebo R, Dahle B, Dall'Olio R, De la Rúa P, Gregorc A, Ivanova E, Kence A, Kence M, Kezic N, Kiprijanovska H, Kozmus P, Kryger P, Le Conte Y, Lodesani M, Murilhas AM, Siceanu A, Soland G, Uzunov A, Wilde J (2011): A review of methods for discrimination of honey bee populations as applied to European beekeeping. Journal of Apicultural Research 50: 51-84. http://www.ibra.org.uk/articles/Discrimination-of-honey-bee-populations (open access).
  22. Brodschneider R, Moosbeckhofer R, Crailsheim K, (2010) Surveys as a tool to record winter losses of honey bee colonies: a two year case study in Austria and South Tyrol. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 23-30.
  23. Brodschneider R, Riessberger G, Crailsheim K (2009) Flight performance of artificially reared honeybees (Apis mellifera). Apidologie 40: 441-449
  24. Buchholz S, Merkel K, Spiewok S, Pettis JS, Duncan M, Spooner-Hart R, Ulrichs C, Ritter W, Neumann P (2009) Alternative control of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) with lime and diatomaceous earth. Apidologie 40: 535-548.
  25. Buchholz S, Schafer M, Spiewok S, Pettis JS, Duncan M, Ritter W, Spooner-Hart R, Neumann P (2009) Alternative food sources of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Journal of Apicultural Research 47: 202-209. [ PDF ] 
  26. Büchler R, Berg S, Le Conte Y (2010) Breeding for mite resistance to Varroa destructor in Europe, Apidologie 41: 393-408.
  27. Burgher-MacLellan KL, Williams GR, Shutler D, Rogers REL, MacKenzie K (2010) Optimization of duplex real-time PCR with melting curve analysis for detection of microsporidian parasites Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in Apis mellifera. The Canadian Entomologist 142: 271-283.
  28. Carreck NL, Ball BV, Martin SJ (2010) Honey bee collapse and changes in viral prevalence associated with Varroa destructor. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 93-94.
  29. Carreck NL, Ball BV, Martin SJ (2010) The epidemiology of cloudy wing virus infections in honey bee colonies in the UK. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 66-71.
  30. Charrière JD, Neumann P (2010) Surveys to estimate winter losses in Switzerland. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 132-133.
  31. Chen YP, Evans JD, Zhou L, Boncristiani H, Kimura K, Xiao TQG Litkowski AM, Pettis JS (2009) Asymmetrical coexistence of Nosema ceranae and N. apis in honey bees. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 101: 204-209.
  32. Chen YP, Evans JD, Murphy CA, Gutell R, Zuker M, Gundersen-Rindal, DE, Pettis JS (2009) Morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic characterization of Nosema ceranae, a microsporidian parasite isolated from the European honey bee Apis mellifera, Journal Eukaryotic Microbiology 56: 142-147. 
  33. Cornman RS, Street C, Chen Y, Zhao Y, Schatz M, Salzberg S, Egholm M, Hutchison S, Pettis JS, Lipkin WI, Evans JD (2009) Genomic analyses of the microsporidian Nosema ceranae, an emerging parasite of honey bees, PLoS Pathogens 5: e1000466.
  34. Costa C, Lodesani M, Maistrello L (2010) Effect of thymol and resveratrol administered with candy or syrup on the development of Nosema ceranae (Apis mellifera) artificially infected honeybees. Apidologie 41: 141-150. [ Abstract ]
  35. Currie RW, Pernal S, Guzman-Novoa E (2010) Honey bee colony losses in Canada. Journal of Apicultural Reseach 49: 104-106.
  36. Dahle B (2010) The role of Varroa destructor for honey bee colony losses in Norway. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 124-125.
  37. Dainat B, Evans JD, Chen YP, Neumann P (2011) Sampling and RNA quality for diagnosis of honeybee viruses using quantitative PCR. Journal of Virological Methods 174: 150-152. Dainat B, Ken T, Berthoud H, Neumann P (2009) The ectoparasitic mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae (Acari: Laelapidae) as a vector of honeybee viruses. Insectes Sociaux 56: 40–43. 
  38. Dainat B, Kuhn R, Cherix D, Neumann P (2011) A scientific note on the ant pitfall for quantitative diagnosis of Varroa destructor. Apidologie, accepted.
  39. de Miranda JR, Cordoni G, Budge G (2010) The acute bee paralysis virus-Kashmir bee virus-Israeli acute paralysis virus complex. Journal of  Invertebrate Pathology 103: S30-47.
  40. de Miranda JR, Genersch E (2010) Deformed wing virus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 103: S48-S61.
  41. Dussaubat C‡, Maisonnasse A‡, Alaux C, Tchamitchan S, Brunet J-L, Plettner E, Belzunces LP, Le  Conte Y (2010) Nosema spp. infection alters pheromone production in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Chemical Ecology 36: 522-525. ‡ equally contributed
  42. Ellis JD, Evans JD, Pettis J (2010) Colony losses, managed colony population decline, and colony collapse disorder in the United States. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 134-136.
  43. Ellis JD, Spiewok S, Delaplane KS, Buchholz S, Neumann P, Tedders L (2010) The susceptibility of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) larvae and pupae to entomopathogenic nematodes. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 1-9.
  44. Ellis MB, Nicolson SW, Crewe RM, Dietemann V (2010) Brood comb as a humidity buffer in honeybee nests. Naturwissenschaften 97: 429-433.
  45. Ellis J, Evans JD, Pettis JP (2009) Reviewing colony losses and Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 134-136. Evans JD, Boncristiani H, Chen Y (2010) Scientific note on mass collection and hatching of honey bee embryos, Apidologie 41: 654-656.
  46. Evans JD, Chen YP, di Prisco G, Pettis JS, Williams V (2009) Bee cups: Single-use cages for honey bee experiments. Journal of Apicultural Research 48: 300-302.
  47. Eyer M, Chen YP, Schäfer MO, Pettis JS, Neumann P (2009) Honeybee Sacbrood Virus infects adult small hive beetles, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Journal of Apicultural Research 48: 296-297.
  48. Eyer M, Chen YP, Schäfer MO, Pettis JS, Neumann P (2009) Small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, as a potential biological vector of honeybee viruses. Apidologie 40: 419–428.
  49. Fenoy S, Rueda C, Higes M, Martin-Hernandez R, del Aguila C (2009) High-level Resistance of Nosema ceranae, a Parasite of the Honeybee, to  Temperature and Desiccation. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75: 6886-6889. [ PDF ]
  50. Forsgren E, de Miranda R J, Isaksson M, Wei S,  Fries I (2009). Deformed wing virus associated with Tropilaelaps mercedesae infesting European honey bees (Apis mellifera). Experimental and Applied Acarology 47: 87-97.
  51. Forsgren E, Fries I (2010) Comparative virulence of Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis in individual European honey bees. Veterinary Parasitology 170: 212-217.
  52. Forsgren E, Olofsson TC, Vásquez A, Fries I (2010) Novel lactic acid bacteria inhibiting Paenibacillus larvae in honey bee larvae. Apidologie 41: 99-108.
  53. García-Palencia P, Martín-Hernández R, González-Porto, AV, Marin P, Meana A, Higes M (2010)  Natural infection by Nosema ceranae causes similar lesions as in experimentally infected caged-worker honey bees (Apis mellifera).  Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 278-283.
  54. Garrido-Bailón E, Martín-Hernández R, Bernal J, Jiménez JJ, Bernal JL, Martínez-Salvador A, Barrios L, Meana A, Higes M (2010)  The detection of Israeli Acute Paralysis virus (IAPV), fipronil and imidacloprid in professional apiaries are not related with massive honey bee colony loss in Spain Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research  8: 658-661.
  55. Genersch E, Evans, JD, Fries I (2010) Honey bee disease overview. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 103: S2-S4.
  56. Genersch E, von der Ohe W, Kaatz H, Schroeder A, Otten C, Büchler R, Berg S, Ritter W, Mühlen W, Gisder S, Meixner M, Liebig G, Rosenkranz P (2010) The German bee monitoring project: a long term study to understand periodically high winter losses of honey bee colonies. Apidologie 41: 332-352.
  57. Giray T, Kence M, Oskay D, Döke MA, Kence A (2010) Colony losses survey in Turkey and causes of bee deaths. Apidologie 41:451-453.
  58. Gregorc A, Ellis JD (2011) Cell death localization in situ in laboratory reared honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) larvae treated with pesticides. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 99: 200-207.
  59. Haddad N, Meixner MD, Fuchs S, Migdadi H, Garnery L, Sheppard WS (2009) Mitochondrial DNA support for genetic reserves of Apis mellifera syriaca in Jordan. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 48: 19-22. [ Abstract ]
  60. Hatjina F, Bouga M, Karatasou A, Kontothanasi A, Charistos L, Emmanouil C, Emmanouil N, Maistros A-D (2010) Data on honey bee losses in Greece: a preliminary note. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 116-118.
  61. Hatjina F, Bouga M, Karatasou A, Kontothanasi A, Charistos L, Emmanouil C, Emmanouil N, Maistros AD (2009) Pilot survey of honey bee colony losses in Greece (2007 & 2008). Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 116-118.
  62. Hatjina, F, Tsoktouridis G, Bouga M, Charistos L, Evangelou V, Avtzis D, Meeus I, Brunain M, Smagghe G, de Graaf D C: Polar tube protein gene diversity among Nosema ceranae strains derived from a Greek honey bee health study. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, Vol. 108, Issue 2, October 2011, Pages 131-134. doi:10.1016/j.jip.2011.07.003 [abstract]
  63. Higes M, García-Palencia P, Marín P, Botías C, Meana A, Martín-Hernández R (2010)  Differential development of microsporidia infecting honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers under increasing incubation temperature. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2: 745-748.
  64. Higes M, Martín-Hernández R, Meana A (2010) Nosema ceranae in Europe: the background and an update of emergent nosemosis type C. Apidologie 41: 375-392.
  65. Higes M, García-Palencia P, Marín P, Botías C, Meana A, Martín-Hernández R (2009) The effect of high temperature on the biological cycle of Microsporidia that infect honeybees (Apis mellifera). Applied Environmental Microbiology, 75: 2554-2557.
  66. Higes M., Martín-Hernández R., García-Palencia P., Marín P., Meana A. (2009) Horizontal transmission of Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from worker honey bees to queens (Apis mellifera) Environmental Microbiology Reports 1: 495-498.
  67. Higes M, Martín-Hernández R, Garrido-Bailón E, Botías C, Meana A (2009) The presence of Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) in North African honey bees (Apis mellifera intermissa). Journal of Apicultural Research 48: 3217-219.
  68. Higes M, Martín-Hernández R, González-Porto AV, García-Palencia P, del Nozal  MJ, Mayo R, Bernal JL, Meana A (2009) Honey bee colony collapse due to Nosema ceranae: a case report. Environmental Microbiology Reports 1: 110-113.  
  69. Higes M, Martín-Hernández R, Martínez-Salvador A, Garrido-Bailón E, González-Porto AV, Meana A, Bernal JL,  del Nozal  MJ, Bernal J (2009) A preliminary study of the epidemiological factors related to honey bee colony loss in Spain. Environmental Microbiology Reports 2: 243-250.
  70. Hunter W, Ellis JD, vanEngelsdorp D, Hayes J, Westervelt D, Glick E, Williams M, Sela I, Maori E, Pettis J, Cox-Foster D, Paldi N (2010) RNA interference (RNAi) technology to prevent Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus disease in honey bees (Apis mellifera, Hymenoptera: Apidae). PLoS Pathogens 6: e1001160.
  71. Ivanova EN, Petrov P, Bouga M, Emmanouel NG, Tunca RI, Kence M (2010) Genetic variation in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations from Bulgaria. Journal of Apicultural Science 54: 51-62.
  72. Ivanova EN, Petrov PP (2010) Regional differences in honey bee winter losses in Bulgaria during the period 2006-9. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 102-103.
  73. Jaffé R, Dietemann V, Allsopp MH, Costa C, Crewe RM, Dall'Olio R, De la Rúa P, El-Niweiri MAA, Fries I, Kezic N, Meusel MS, Paxton RJ, Shaibi T, Stolle E, Moritz RFA (2010) Estimating the density of honeybee colonies across their natural range to fill the gap in pollinator decline censuses. Conservation Biology 24: 583-593.
  74. Jara L,  Cepero A, Garrido-Bailón E, Martín-Hernández R, Higes M, De la Rúa P (2012) Linking evolutionary lineage with parasite and pathogen prevalence in the Iberian honey bee. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology xxx (2012) xxx–xxx. [PDF]
  75. Le Conte Y, Ellis M, Ritter W (2010) Varroa mites and honey bee health: can Varroa explain part of the colony losses? Apidologie 41: 353-363.
  76. Le Conte Y‡, Alaux C‡, Martin J-F, Harbo JR, Harris JW, Dantec C, Séverac D, Cros-Arteil S, Navajas M (2011) Social immunity in honey bees (Apis mellifera): transcriptome analysis of varroa-hygienic behaviour. Insect Molecular Biology 20: 399-408. ‡ equally contributed
  77. Lounsberry Z, Spiewok S, Pernal S, Sonstegard T, Pettis J, Neumann P, Evans JD (2010) Worldwide diaspora of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a nest parasite of honey bees. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 103: 671-677. [ Abstract ]
  78. Maisonnasse A, Alaux C, Beslay D, Crauser D, Gines C, Plettner E, Le  Conte Y (2010) New insights in honey bee (Apis mellifera) pheromone communication. Is the queen mandibular pheromone essential to the colony regulation? Frontiers in Zoology 7: 18.
  79. Maori E, Paldi N, Shafir S, Kalev H, Tsur E, Glick E, Sela I (2009) IAPV, a bee-affecting virus associated with Colony Collapse Disorder can be silenced by dsRNA ingestion. Insect Molecular Biology 18: 55-60. 60 [ PDF ]
  80. Martin SJ, Ball BV, Carreck NL (2010) Prevalence and persistence of deformed wing virus (DWV) in untreated or acaricide treated Varroa destructor infested honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 72-79. 
  81. Martín-Hernández R, Botías C, Barrios L, Martínez-Salvador A, Meana A, Mayack C, Higes M (2011) Comparison of the energetic stress associated with experimental Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis infection of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Parasitology Research, accepted for publication.
  82. Martín-Hernández R, Meana A, García-Palencia P, Marín P, Botías C, Garrido-Bailón E, Barrios L, Higes M (2009) Effect of temperature on the biotic potential of honeybee Microsporidia. Applied Environmental Microbiology 75: 2554-2557. 
  83. Meana A, Martín-Hernández R, Higes M (2010) Reliability of spore count for the diagnosis of Nosema ceranae infection. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 49: 212-214.
  84. Medrzycki P, Sgolastra F, Bortolotti L, Bogo G, Tosi S, Padovani E, Porrini C, Sabatini AG (2010) Influence of brood rearing temperature on honey bee development and susceptibility to poisoning by pesticides. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 52-59.
  85. Meikle WG, Mercadier G, Annas F, Holst N (2009) Effects of multiple applications of a Beauveria-based biopesticide on Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) densities in honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies. Journal of Apicultural Research 48: 220-222. Meixner MD, Costa C, Kryger P, Hatjina F, Bouga M, Ivanova E, Büchler R (2010) The role of genetic diversity and vitality in colony losses. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 85-92. [ PDF ]
  86. Mladenović M, Renata Radoš, Stanisavljević LŽ and Rašić S (2011) Morphometric traits of the Yellow Honeybee (Apis mellifera carnica) from Vojvodina (Northern Serbia). Archives of Biological Science 63: 251-257. [ PDF ]
  87. Moritz RFA, de Miranda JR, Fries I, Le Conte Y, Neumann P, Paxton RJ (2010) Research strategies to improve honeybee health in Europe. Apidologie 41: 227-242.
  88. Muñoz I, Madrid-Jiménez J, De la Rúa P (2012) Temporal genetic analysis of an introgressed island honey bee population (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain). Journal of Apicultural Research 51(1): 144-146. [PDF]
  89. Mutinelli, F (2011) The spread of pathogens through trade in honey bees and their products (including queen bees and semen): overview and recent developments, Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz., 2011, 30 (1), 257-271 [ PDF ]
  90. Mutinelli F, Costa C, Lodesani M, Baggio A, Medrzycki P, Formato G, Porrini C (2010) Honey bee colony losses in Italy. Journal of Apiculture Research 49: 119-120.
  91. Navajas M, Anderson DL, de Guzman L I, Huang ZY, Clement J, Zhou T, Le Conte Y  (2010) New Asian types of Varroa destructor represent new threats for world apiculture. Apidologie 41: 181-193.
  92. Nedić N, Stanisavljević LJ, Mladenović M, Stanisavljević J (2009) Molecular characterization of the honeybee Apis mellifera carnica in Serbia. Archives of Biological Science 61: 587-598. [ PDF ]
  93. Neumann P, Carreck NL (2010) Honey bee colony losses. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 1-6. ) [ PDF ]
  94. Nguyen BK, Mignon J, Laget D, de Graaf DC, Jacobs FJ, vanEngelsdorp D, Brostaux Y, Saegerman C, Haubruge E (2010) Honey bee colony losses in Belgium during the 2008-2009 winter. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 337-339.
  95. Nguyen BK, Van der Zee R, Vejsnaes F, Wilkins S, Le Conte Y, Ritter W (2010) COLOSS Working Group 1: Monitoring and Diagnosis. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 97-99.
  96. Nguyen BK, Saegerman C, Pirard C, Mignon J, Widart J, Thirionet B, VerHeggen FJ, Berkvens D, Pauw ED, Haubruge E (2009) Does imidacloprid seed-treated maize have an impact on honey bee mortality? Journal of Economic Entomology 102: 616-623. Peyretaillade E, Gonçalves O, Terrat S, Dugat-Bony E, Wincker P, Cornman RS, Evans JD, Delbac F, Peyret P (2009) Identification of transcriptional signals in Encephalitozoon cuniculi widespread among Microsporidia phylum: support for accurate structural genome annotation BMC Genomics 10: 607. . [ Abstract ]

  97. Özkırım, A; Yalçınkaya A (2012) Preventive and antimicrobial activities of alkoxysilane against the American foulbrood pathogen Paenibacillus larvae in Apis mellifera L. Journal of Apicultural Research 51: 85-90. http://www.ibra.org.uk/articles/Si-QAC-against-American-foulbrood

  98. Plischuk S, Martín-Hernández R, Prieto L, Botías C, Lucía M, Meana A, Abrahamovich AH, Lange C, Higes M (2009) South American native bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) infected by Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia), an emerging pathogen of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Environmental Microbiology Reports 1: 131-135. 
  99. Potts SG, Biesmeijer JC, Kremen C, Neumann P, Schweiger O, Kunin WE (2010) Global pollinator declines: drivers and impacts. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25: 345-353.
  100. Potts SG, Roberts SPM, Dean R, Marris G, Brown M, Jones R, Neumann P, Settele J (2010) Declines of managed honeybees and beekeepers in Europe. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 15-22.
  101. Santrac V, Granato A, Mutinelli F (2010) Detection of Nosema ceranae in Apis mellifera from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 100-101. [ PDF ]
  102. Santrac V, Tomljanovic Z (2010): Can we think differently talking about European foulbroud causalities? – In: Proceedings of the 4th European Conference of Apidology, 7-9 September 2010, Ankara, Turkey, pp. 73-74
  103. Schäfer MO, Ritter W, Pettis JS, Neumann P (2010) Small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, are vectors of Paenibacillus larvae. Apidologie 41: 14-20.
  104. Schäfer MO, Ritter W, Pettis JS, Neumann P (2010) Winter losses of honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera): The role of infestations with Aethina tumida and Varroa destructor. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 10-16.
  105. Schäfer MO, Ritter W, Pettis JS, Teal PEA, Neumann P (2009) Effects of organic acid treatments on small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, and the associated yeast Kodamaea ohmeri. Journal of Pesticide Science 82: 283-287.
  106. Schäfer M, Pettis JS, Ritter W, Neumann P (2009) A simple method for quantitative diagnosis of small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, in the field. Apidologie 39: 564-565. [ Abstract ]
  107. Solorzano CD, Szalanski AL, Kence M, McKern JA, Austin JW, Kence A (2009) Phylogeography and population genetics of honey bees (Apis mellifera) from Turkey based on COI-COII sequence data. Sociobiology 53: 237-246. [ PDF ]  
  108. Shafer ABA, Williams GR, Shutler D, Rogers REL, Stewart DT (2009) Cophylogeny of Nosema  (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) and bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) suggests cospeciation and a host-switch. Journal of Parasitology 95: 198-203.
  109. Soroker V, Hetzroni A, Yacobson B, David D, David A, Voet H, Slabezki Y, Efrat H, Chejanovsky N (2010) Evaluation of colony losses in Israel in relation to the incidence of pathogens and pests. Apidologie doi: 10.1051/apido/2010047.
  110. Steenberg T, Kryger P, Holst N (2009) A scientific note on the fungus Beauveria bassiana infecting Varroa destructor in worker brood cells in honey bee hives. Apidologie 41: 127-128.
  111. Stevanovic J, Stanimirovic Z, Genersch E, Kovacevic SR, Ljubenkovic J, Radakovic M, Aleksic N (2011) Long-term presence of Nosema ceranae in honey bees in the Balkan countries in the absence of symptoms of colony collapse disorder. Apidologie doi: 10.1051/apido/2010034.
  112. Tomljanovic Z, Santrac V (2011) : Good veterinary practice in apiary – Guidelines for the future. – In: Global Conference on Entomology (GCE) 2011, 5-9 March 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Book of abstracts, p. 171
  113. Topolska G, Gajda A, Pohorecka K, Bober A,  Kasprzak S, Skubida M, Semkiw P (2010) Winter Colony Losses in Poland. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 126-128. [ PDF ] 
  114. Uzunov A, Kiprijanovska H, Andonov S, Naumovski M, Gregorc A (2009) Morphological diversity and racial determination of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) population in the Republic of Macedonia. Journal of Apicultural Research 48: 196-203. [ Abstract ]
  115. Valera F, Martín-Hernández R, Higes M (2011) Evaluation of large-scale dissemination of Nosema ceranae spores by European bee-eaters Merops apiaster.  Environmental Microbiology Reports 3: 47-53.
  116. van der Zee R (2010) Colony losses in the Netherlands. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 121-123.
  117. vanEngelsdorp D, Evans JD, Saegerman C, Mullin C, Haubruge E, Nguyen BK, Frazier M, Frazier J, Cox-Foster D, Chen Y, Underwood R, Tarpy DR, Pettis JS (2009) Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study. PLoS ONE 4: e6481. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006481
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  119. vanEngelsdorp D, Speybroeck N, Evans J, Nguyen BK, Mullin C, Frazier M, Frazier J, Cox-Foster D, Chen Y, Tarpy DR, Haubruge E, Pettis JS, Saegerman C ( 2010) Weighing risk factors associated with bee Colony Collapse Disorder by classification and regression tree analysis. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 1517-1523.
  120. Vejsnæs F, Nielsen SL, Kryger P (2010) Factors involved in the recent increase in colony losses in Denmark. Journal of Apicultural Research 49: 109-110.
  121. Williams GR, Head K, Burgher-MacLellan KL, Rogers REL, Shutler D (2010) Parasitic mites and microsporidians in managed western honey bee colonies on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 142: 584-588.
  122. Williams GR, Rogers REL, Kalkstein AL, Taylor BA, Shutler D, Ostiguy N (2009) Deformed wing virus in western honey bees (Apis mellifera) from Atlantic Canada and the first description of an overtly-infected emerging queen. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 101: 77-79.
  123. Williams GR, Shutler D, Little CM, Burgher-MacLellan KL, Rogers REL (2010) The microsporidian Nosema ceranae, the antibiotic Fumagilin-B®, and western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony strength. Apidologie doi: 10.1051/apido/20100230.
  124. Williams GR, Shutler D, Rogers REL (2010) Effects at Nearctic north-temperate latitudes of indoor versus outdoor overwintering on the microsporidium Nosema ceranae and western honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 104: 4-7.
  125. Williams GR, Tarpy DR, vanEngelsdorp D, Chauzat M-P, Cox-Foster DL, Delaplane KS, Neumann P, Pettis JS, Rogers REL, Shutler D (2010) Colony Collapse Disorder in context. BioEssays 32: 845-846 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.201000075/pdf (open access).
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Other publications since 2009*

  

  1. Kluser, Stéphane / Neumann, Peter / Chauzat, Marie-Pierre / Pettis, Jeffery S. / Vaissière, Bernard / Duthie, David: Global Bee Colony Disorders and other Threads to Insect Pollinators. – Published by UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, 2010 [PDF, 3.7 MB]
  2. Dainat, Benjamin / Ken, Tan / Berthoud, Hélène / Neumann, Peter: Hände weg von internationalen Bienenimporten. [in German] – In: Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung 11/2010 [online:http://www.zeit-fragen.ch/index.php?id=52]

  3. Pflugfelder J, Dietemann V (2011) Varroa – the way forward, in ‘Varroa – Still a problem in the 21st Century? (Ed. Norman Carreck). IBRA. Paperback pp78. ISBN: 978-0-86098-269-2.


*Co-authored by ≥2 COLOSS members

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