Essays about: "Nosema"

Found 4 essays containing the word Nosema.

  1. 1. The impact of managed honeybees and commercial reared bumblebees on pathogens in wild bees

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Sofie Tinggren; [2020]
    Keywords : honey bee; bumblebee; diseases; commercial bees; bee intensity;

    Abstract : Bees are important beneficial insects due to their ability to pollinate our crops and vegetables, as well as being critically important for maintaining wild floral biodiversity. Bees are important from both an economic perspective and an environmental perspective, which highlights the importance of having healthy and sustainable bee populations. READ MORE

  3. 2. Screening Swedish bees for pahogens shines new light on the parasite Gregarine

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Nellie Svedin; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : are under pressure from habitat loss, environmental stress and pathogens including viruses. Research have shown viral infections to be one of the major causes of colony losses. The purpose of this study was to screen three viruses; Deformed wing virus, Slow bee paralysis virus and Acute bee paralysis virus but also three parasites; Nosema spp. READ MORE

  4. 3. Neonicotinoids and honeybee health : the effect of the neonicotinoid clothianidin, applied as a seed dressing in Brassica napus, on pathogen and parasite prevalence and quantities in free-foraging adult honeybees (Apis mellifera)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Julia Goss; [2014]
    Keywords : honeybees; pathogens; parasites; virus; Nosema; Varroa; neonicotinoids; clothianidin;

    Abstract : Sub-lethal doses of neonicotinoids have been shown to negatively impact the health of honeybees. However, most studies to date have exposed bees only artificially to these pesticides under laboratory conditions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The development of tools for network analysis in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Antoine Lecocq; [2011]
    Keywords : honey bee; transmission; network; disease; light;

    Abstract : The honey bee (Apis mellifera) has accompanied Man for thousands of years, and yet somehow, some aspects of this most studied of insects remain uncertain. To this day, details of the physiology, disease transmission, social organisation and behaviour of this animal are still unclear. READ MORE