Publications


Scientific Articles   -    Conference Proceedings
Book chapters   -    Other Publications



Scientific Articles

  • 2013


  • Dussaubat C, et al. (2013): Comparative study of Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) isolates from two different geographic origins. Veterinary Microbiology 162(2-4): 670-678.


  • Dussaubat C, et al. (2013): Flight behavior and pheromone changes associated to Nosema ceranae infection of honey bee workers (Apis mellifera) in field conditions. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113(1): 42-51.


  • Forsgren E, et al. (2013): Standard methods for European foulbrood research. Journal of Apicultural Research 52(1).


  • Frey E, et al. (2013): Activation and interruption of the reproduction of Varroa destructor is triggered by host signals (Apis mellifera). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 113(1): 56–62.


  • Fries I, et al. (2013): Standard methods for Nosema research. Journal of Apicultural Research 52(1).


  • vanEngelsdorp D, et al. (2013): Standard epidemiological methods to understand and improve Apis mellifera health. Journal of Apicultural Research 52(1).


  • Williams GR, et al. (2013): Standard methods for maintaining adult Apis mellifera in cages under in vitro laboratory conditions. Journal of Apicultural Research 52(1).



  • 2012


  • Alaux C, et al. (2012): Brain, physiological and behavioral modulation induced by immune stimulation in honeybees (Apis mellifera): A potential mediator of social immunity? Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 26(7): 1057–1060.


  • Bilikova K, et al. (2012): New anti-Paenibacillus larvae substances purified from propolis. Apidologie November 2012: 8.


  • Costa C, et al. (2012): A Europe-Wide Experiment for Assessing the Impact of Genotype-Environment Interactions on the Vitality and Performance of Honey Bee Colonies: Experimental Design and Trait Evaluation. Journal of Apicultural Science 56(1): 147-158.


  • De Smet L, et al. (2012): BeeDoctor, a Versatile MLPA-Based Diagnostic Tool for Screening Bee Viruses. PLoS ONE 7(10): e47953


  • Dussaubat C, et al. (2012): Gut Pathology and Responses to the Microsporidium Nosema ceranae in the Honey Bee Apis mellifera. PLoS ONE 7(5): e37017.


  • Forsgren E, et al. (2012): Temporal study of Nosema spp. in a cold climate. Environmental Microbiology Reports 5(1): 78–82.


  • Giménez-Bastida JA, et al. (2012): Urolithins, ellagitannin metabolites produced by colon microbiota, inhibit Quorum Sensing in Yersinia enterocolitica: Phenotypic response and associated molecular changes. Food Chemistry 132(3): 1465–1474.


  • Jarosch A, et al. (2012): RNA interference in honeybees: off-target effects caused by dsRNA. Apidologie 43(2): 128-138.


  • Locke B, et al. (2012): Acaricide Treatment Affects Viral Dynamics in Varroa destructor-Infested Honey Bee Colonies via both Host Physiology and Mite Control. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78(1): 227-235.


  • Neumann P, et al. (2012): Varroa invasion and virus adaptation. Trends in Parasitology 28(9): 353–354.


  • Truchado P, et al. (2012): Food phytochemicals act as Quorum Sensing inhibitors reducing production and/or degrading autoinducers of Yersinia enterocolitica and Erwinia carotovora. Food Control 24(1-2): 78–85.


  • Truchado P, et al. (2012): Inhibition of Quorum Sensing (QS) in Yersinia enterocolitica by an Orange Extract Rich in Glycosylated Flavanones. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 60(36): 8885–8894.


  • Vásquez A, et al. (2012): Symbionts as Major Modulators of Insect Health: Lactic Acid Bacteria and Honeybees. PLoS ONE 7(3): e33188.


  • Williams GR, et al. (2012): Guest Editorial: An update on the COLOSS network and the "BEEBOOK: standard methodologies for Apis mellifera research". Journal of Apicultural Research 51(2): 151-153.


  • Yañez O, et al. (2012): Deformed wing virus and drone mating in the honey bee (Apis mellifera): implications for sexual transmission of a major honey bee virus. Apidologie 43(1): 17 - 30.



  • 2011


  • Aebi A, et al. (2011): Endosymbionts and honey bee colony losses? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26(10): 494.


  • Alaux C, et al. (2011): Nutrigenomics in honey bees: digital gene expression analysis of pollen's nutritive effects on healthy and varroa-parasitized bees. BMC Genomics 12: 496.


  • Alaux C, et al. (2011): Pathological effects of the microsporidium Nosema ceranae on honey bee queen physiology (Apis mellifera). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 106(3): 380–385.


  • Behrens D, et al. (2011): Three QTL in the honeybee Apis mellifera L. suppress reproduction of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. Ecology and Evolution 1(4): 451-458.


  • Costa C, et al. (2011): Negative correlation between Nosema ceranae spore loads and deformed wing virus infection levels in adult honey bee workers. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 108(3): 224–225.


  • Gauthier L, et al. (2011): Viruses associated with ovarian degeneration in Apis mellifera L. queens. PLoS One 6(1): e16217.


  • Kadala A, et al. (2011): A use-dependent sodium current modification induced by type I pyrethroid insecticides in honeybee antennal olfactory receptor neurons. NeuroToxicology 32(3): 320–330.


  • Le Conte Y, et al. (2011): Social immunity in honey bees (Apis mellifera): transcriptome analysis of varroa-hygienic behaviour. Insect Molecular Biology 20(3): 399-408.


  • Locke B, et al. (2011): Characteristics of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Sweden surviving Varroa destructor infestation. Apidologie 42(4): 533-542.


  • Truchado P, et al. (2011): Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry analysis allows the simultaneous characterization of C-glycosyl and O-glycosyl flavonoids in stingless bee honeys. Journal of Chromatography A 42(41): 7601–7607.


  • Truchado P, et al. (2011): Selected Phytochemical Bioactive Compounds as Quorum Sensing Inhibitors. Acta Horticulturae 939: 93-97.



  • 2010


  • Behrens D, et al. (2010): Lethal infection thresholds of Paenibacillus larvae for honeybee drone and worker larvae (Apis mellifera). Environmental Microbiology 12(10): 2838-2845.


  • Büchler R, et al. (2010): Breeding for resistance to Varroa destructor in Europe. Apidologie 41(3): 393-408.


  • Le Conte Y, et al. (2010): Varroa mites and honey bee health: can Varroa explain part of the colony losses? Apidologie 41(3): 353-363.


  • Moritz RFA, et al. (2010): Research strategies to improve honeybee health in Europe. Apidologie 41(3): 227-242.


  • Truchado P, et al. (2010): Identification of Botanical Biomarkers in Argentinean Diplotaxis Honeys: Flavonoids and Glucosinolates. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 58(24): 12678–12685.



  • Related publications before BeeDoc Start in March 2010


  • Forsgren E, et al. (2010): Comparative virulence of Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis in individual European honey bees. Veterinary Parasitology 170(3-4): 212-217.


  • Forsgren E, et al. (2010): European foulbrood in honey bees. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 103: S5-S9.


  • Forsgren E, et al. (2010): Novel lactic acid bacteria inhibiting Paenibacillus larvae in honey bee larvae. Apidologie 41(1): 99-108.


  • Fries I (2010): Nosema ceranae in European honey bees. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 103: S73-S79.


  • Paxton RJ, et al. (2010): Does infection by Nosema ceranae cause "Colony Collapse Disorder" in honey bees (Apis mellifera)? Journal of Apicultural Research 49(1): 80-84.


  • Rosenkranz P, et al. (2010): Biology and control of Varroa destructor. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 103: S96–S119.




Conference Proceedings

  • Alaux C (2011): Individual and social pathology of the microsporidian Nosema ceranae in the honey bee Apis mellifera. 44th Annual meeting of the Society for invertebrate pathology, Halifax, Canada. Page 43


  • Huang Q (2011): An insight into host-parasite co-evolution from Nosema ceranae tolerant bees. 2011 International Social Insect Genomic Research Conference. Page 36


  • Locke B, et al. (2011): Characteristics of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Sweden surviving Varroa destructor mite infestation. Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Copenhagen, Denmark.


  • Neumann P (2011): Honeybee losses and the COLOSS network. Proceedings of the 10th International Pollination Symposium, June 27 - 29, 2011, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Cholula, Mexico. Page 22


  • Neumann P (2011): COLOSS: coordinating research and development on honey bee colony losses across 55 countries worldwide. Proceedings of the Kick off workshop of the European Reference Laboratory on Honeybee Health, 6-7 June 2011, Brussels, Beligium. Page 8



  • Alaux C (2010): Nutrigenomics in honey bees. Proceedings of the 4th EurBee Conference, Ankara. Turkey.


  • de Miranda J, et al. (2010): Dicistroviruses in honeybees: An overview and future research direction. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology, Trabzon, Turkey.


  • de Miranda J, et al. (2010): Methods of honeybee virus diagnosis and virus transmission pathways: gaps, perspectives and challenges. Proceedings of the COLOSS workshop "Varroa and Viruses", Bern, Switzerland. Page 8


  • Dussaubat C (2010): Interaction between Nosema spp. and a neonicotinoid affect honey bees at the individual and social level. Proceedings of the 4th EurBee Conference, Ankara. Turkey.


  • Forsgren E (2010): European foulbrood in the molecular era. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology, Trabzon, Turkey. Page 92


  • Forsgren E (2010): BeeDoc prevention department. Proceedings of the 4th EurBee Conference, Ankara. Turkey. Page 104


  • Locke B, et al. (2010): Varroa destructor mite reproduction in honey bee colonies surviving mite infestation in Sweden and France . Proceedings of the 4th EurBee Conference, Ankara. Turkey.


  • Neumann P (2010): Honey bee decline: the need for a COLOSS. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Heath and Policy, Penn State, USA. Page 26


  • Neumann P (2010): EU projects / networks. Proceedings of the BEEDOC workshop: "Diagnostics in honeybees: from sampling to data analyses", Ghent University, Ghent (Gent/Gand). Page 3


  • Neumann P (2010): The future of COLOSS. Proceedings of the 6th COLOSS Conference, Ankara, Turkey. Page 6


  • Neumann P (2010): Honeybee colony losses and the decline of beekeeping. Proceedings of the 4th EurBee Conference, Ankara. Turkey. Page 41


  • Neumann P (2010): The COLOSS network. Proceedings of the Kick off workshop of the European Reference Laboratory on Honeybee Health, 6-7 June 2011, Brussels, Beligium. Page 105




Book chapters

  • de Miranda J, et al. (2011): Varroa and viruses. In: Varroa – Still a problem in the 21st century? Chapter 3 (IBRA publishing): 11-31


  • de Miranda J, et al. (2011): Honey bee viruses and their effect on bee and colony health. In: Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. Chapter 8 (Taylor & Francis): 91-127


  • Fries I, et al. (2011): The principal parasites and pathogens of honeybees. In: Bees in Europe and Sustainable Honey Production (BEESHOP): Results of a Pan-European Research Network. Chapter 2 (NOVA Science)


  • Fries I (2011): Evaluation of Varroa Mite Tolerance in Honey Bees. In: Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. Taylor and Francis Group. (in press)


  • Fries I (2011): Diseases of Asian honeybees. In: Honeybees of Asia. Editors: Hepurn R. & Radloff S.E. Springer. 333-345


  • Le Conte Y, et al. (2011): Interactions between risk factors in honey bees. Recent Investigations into the Problems with our Honey Bee Pollinators. In: Recent Investigations into the Problems with our Honey Bee Pollinators. Editors: Sammataro D. & Yoder J. Taylor & Francis.


  • van Engelsdorp D, et al. (2011): Calculating, and reporting, managed honey bee colony losses. In: Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions. Taylor and Francis Group (in press).



  • Giménez, JA, et al. (2010): Science and Technology against Microbial Pathogens. In: Research, Development and Evaluation, Volumen 2, Editor: Antonio Mendez-Vilas, ISBN-13: 978-981-4354-85-1




Other Publications

  • Decourtye A, et al. (2011): Le déclin des abeilles : du constat aux solutions. Texte et Documents pour la Classe (revue éducative du Centre National de Documentation Pédagogique) 1014: 16-19


  • de Miranda J, et al. (2011): Kommentar angående CCD. Bitidningen 110 (March): 26-27


  • de Miranda J, et al. (2011): Virussen bij bijen: Welke, waar, wanneer en wat doen we er tegen? Bijenhouden (Juli-August): 4-6


  • Fries I, et al. (2011): Biodling i södra Vietnam. Bitidningen 110 (June): 16-17


  • Fries I (2011): Evaluation de la tolérance des abeilles face à l'acarien Varroa. Fruits et Abeilles (May): 160-162


  • Fries I (2011): Biodling i norra Vietnam. Bitidningen 110 (March): 26-27


  • Fries I (2011): Stöd till forskning om honungsbin i Uppsala. Bitidningen 110 (March): 18-21


  • Fries I (2011): Avel för tolerans mot varroa hos honungsbin – en förstudie. Bitidningen 110 (January/February): 16-19



  • Alaux C, et al. (2010): Interactions between Nosema microspores and a neonicotinoid weaken honeybees (Apis mellifera). American Bee Journal (May): 497


  • Fries I, et al. (2010): Varroa et abeilles – les traitements seront-ils toujours necessaries? L'abeille de France et l'apiculture 965 (January): 55-57


  • Forsgren E, et al. (2010): Mjölksyrabakterier förebygger amerikansk yngelröta hos bilarver. Bitidningen 109 (June): 18-19


  • Kluser S (2010): Global honey bee colony disorders and other threats to insect pollinators. UNEP merging issues bulletin. Page 11


  • Paxton RJ (2010): Nosema ceranae and the decline of honey bees (Apis mellifera). The BeeKeeper's Quarterly