Journal of Apicultural Research, Volume 60, Issue 5 (2021)

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Journal of Apicultural Research, Volume 60, Issue 5 (2021)

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Editorial

Editorial
The 60th volume of the Journal of Apicultural Research - a look into the past and future
Maria Bouga, Melanie Parejo, Adriana M. Alippi, Otilia Bobis, Robert Brodschneider, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Vanessa Corby-Harris, Bjørn Dahle, Maria Dimou, Anna Gajda, Dora Henriques, Irfan Kandemir, Robert Pickard, Juliana Rangel, Victoria Soroker & Jevrosima Stevanovic
Pages: 639-643
Published online: 12 Oct 2021
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Bee management

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Apicultural practice and disease prevalence in Apis mellifera, New Zealand: a longitudinal study
Richard J. Hall, Hayley Pragert, Bernard J. Phiri, Qing-Hai Fan, Xiang Li, Andrew Parnell, Wlodek L. Stanislawek, Claire M. McDonald, Hye Jeong Ha, Wendy McDonald & Michael Taylor
Pages: 644-658
Published online: 12 Jul 2021
AbstractforApicultural practice and disease prevalence in Apis mellifera, New Zealand: a longitudinal study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Beebread consumption by honey bees is fast: results of a six-week field study
Ivo Roessink & Jozef J. M. van der Steen
Pages: 659-664
Published online: 04 May 2021
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Perceptions of keepers of stingless bees (Tetragonula, Austroplebeia) regarding Aboriginal beliefs and practices in Australia
Samuel Perichon, Tim A. Heard & Cooper Schouten
Pages: 665-677
Published online: 25 Nov 2020
AbstractforPerceptions of keepers of stingless bees (Tetragonula, Austroplebeia) regarding Aboriginal beliefs and practices in Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Characterization of microbial communities in commercial bee pollen used for mass rearing of Bombus impatiens
Vicente D. Moreno Andrade, José Luis Hernández Flores, Erika Álvarez Hidalgo, Miguel A. Ramos López, Carlos Saldaña Gutiérrez, Sergio Romero Gómez, Rosa P. Calvillo Medina, Silvia B. López Gaytan, George H. Jones & Juan Campos Guillén
Pages: 678-682
Published online: 29 Sep 2020
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Pathology and parasitology

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Detection of small hive beetle: frass as a source of DNA
Marga van Gent-Pelzer & Bram Cornelissen
Pages: 683-685
Published online: 18 May 2021
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The use of propolis for preventing and treating Nosema ceranae infection in western honey bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1787) workers
Sanchai Naree, James D. Ellis, Mark E. Benbow & Guntima Suwannapong
Pages: 686-696
Published online: 13 Apr 2021
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Honey bee pathogens and parasites in Swedish apiaries: a baseline study
Victor Henrique Silva de Oliveira, Anna Nilsson, Hyeyoung Kim, Gunilla Hallgren, Jenny Frössling, Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen & Eva Forsgren
Pages: 697-706
Published online: 13 Apr 2021
AbstractforHoney bee pathogens and parasites in Swedish apiaries: a baseline study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Spatial distribution of recapping behaviour indicates clustering around Varroa infested cells
Isobel Grindrod & Stephen J. Martin
Pages: 707-716
Published online: 10 Mar 2021
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Toxicology

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Interactions between sublethal doses of thiamethoxam and Nosema ceranae in the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Zhiyong Liu, Shouming Li & Honghong Li
Pages: 717-725
Published online: 24 Feb 2021
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Neonicotinoid-contaminated diet causes behavior changes in forager honey bees (Apis mellifera) that may reduce colony survival during late fall
Zuyi C. Gooley, Aaron C. Gooley & John D. Reeve
Pages: 726-733
Published online: 11 May 2021
AbstractforNeonicotinoid-contaminated diet causes behavior changes in forager honey bees (Apis mellifera) that may reduce colony survival during late fall | Full Text | References | PDF (789.4 KB) | EPUB
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Hive products science

Review Article
Propolis extraction methods: a review
Vassya Bankova, Boryana Trusheva & Milena Popova
Pages: 734-743
Published online: 06 Apr 2021
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Protein and phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of honey bee-collected unifloral pollen pellets from Finland
Anneli Salonen, Anu Lavola, Virpi Virjamo & Riitta Julkunen-Tiitto
Pages: 744-750
Published online: 20 Apr 2021
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Turkish royal jelly: amino acid, physicochemical, antioxidant, multi-elemental, antibacterial and fingerprint profiles by analytical techniques combined with chemometrics
Nesrin Ecem Bayram, Nur Çebi, Saffet Çelik, Yusuf Can Gerçek, Sinan Bayram, Aslı Elif Tanuğur Samancı, Osman Sağdıç & Aslı Özkök
Pages: 751-764
Published online: 04 Mar 2021
AbstractforTurkish royal jelly: amino acid, physicochemical, antioxidant, multi-elemental, antibacterial and fingerprint profiles by analytical techniques combined with chemometrics | Full Text | References | PDF (871.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Evaluation of antioxidant properties and determination of phenolic and carotenoid profiles of chestnut bee pollen collected from Turkey
Büşra Karkar, Saliha Şahin & Mesut Ertan Güneş
Pages: 765-774
Published online: 11 Dec 2020
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Brazilian bee pollen: phenolic content, antioxidant properties and antimicrobial activity
Vanilda Aparecida Soares de Arruda, Alexandre Vieria dos Santos, Davi Figueiredo Sampaio, Elias da Silva Araújo, André Luís de Castro Peixoto, Leticia M. Estevinho & Ligia Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian
Pages: 775-783
Published online: 18 Nov 2020
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Biochemical, physicochemical and melissopalynological analyses of two multifloral honey types from Brazil and their influence on mead production
Geiza Suzart Araújo, Kayque Frota Sampaio, Flávia Santana Santos, Tamires da Silva Bastos, Paulino Pereira Oliveira, Giovani Brandão Mafra de Carvalho, Sílvia Maria Almeida de Souza & Ernesto Acosta Martínez
Pages: 784-796
Published online: 13 Oct 2020
AbstractforBiochemical, physicochemical and melissopalynological analyses of two multifloral honey types from Brazil and their influence on mead production | Full Text | References | PDF (672.7 KB) | EPUB
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Antioxidants activity and physicochemical properties of honey from social bees of the Brazilian semiarid region
Irana Paim Silva, Maiara Janine Machado Caldas, Cerilene Santiago Machado, Andreia Santos do Nascimento, Maurício Santana Lordêlo, Marivalda Figueredo Santa Bárbara, Norma Suely Evangelista-Barreto, Leticia M Estevinho & Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho
Pages: 797-806
Published online: 02 Oct 2020
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Ecology and conservation

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Notes on the nesting ecology of the Megachile bees from North India
Neha Kunjwal, Mohammad Sarfraz Khan, Gaurava Kumar & Poonam Srivastava
Pages: 807-816
Published online: 18 Jun 2020
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Nesting biology of Centris (Paracentris) burgdorfi (Apidae: Centridini)
William O. Sabino, Isabel Alves-dos-Santos, Elisa Pereira Queiroz, Letícia Biral de Faria, Daniel R. Papaj, Stephen L. Buchmann & Cláudia Inês da Silva
Pages: 817-827
Published online: 30 Jan 2020
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Pollen diversity and protein content in differentially degraded semi-arid landscapes in Kenya
Pamela Ochungo, Ruan Veldtman, Rahab Kinyanjui, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Eliud Muli, Michael N. K. Muturi, H. Michael G. Lattorff & Tobias Landmann
Pages: 828-841
Published online: 25 Mar 2021
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New record of a small carpenter bee, Ceratina compacta Smith (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from India
Manish Kumar Yogi & Mohammad Sarfraz Khan
Pages: 842-844
Published online: 25 Nov 2020
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Hand pollination and natural pollination by carpenter bees (Xylocopa spp.) in Passiflora edulis Sims. f. flavicarpa Deg. (yellow passion fruit)
Wilfredo B. Barrera Jr., Krizz Audrie D. Trinidad & Jeric A. Presas
Pages: 845-852
Published online: 25 Nov 2020
AbstractforHand pollination and natural pollination by carpenter bees (Xylocopa spp.) in Passiflora edulis Sims. f. flavicarpa Deg. (yellow passion fruit) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Propolis obtained in a clearing inside the Atlantic Forest in Ubatuba (São Paulo state, Brazil): essential oil and possible botanical origin
Caroline C. Fernandes-Silva, Erica W. Teixeira, Maria Luiza T.M.F. Alves, Giuseppina Negri, Maria Luiza F. Salatino & Antonio Salatino
Pages: 853-861
Published online: 29 Jul 2020
AbstractforPropolis obtained in a clearing inside the Atlantic Forest in Ubatuba (São Paulo state, Brazil): essential oil and possible botanical origin | Full Text | References | PDF (881.5 KB) | EPUB
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Wild solitary bees and their use of bee hotels in southwest Spain
José Enrique González-Zamora, José A. Hidalgo-Matas & Mireia Corell-González
Pages: 862-870
Published online: 23 Mar 2021
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Morphometric identification of honey bee subspecies reveals a high proportion of hybrids within a Mediterranean protected area
Lise Ropars, Laurence Affre & Benoît Geslin
Pages: 871-874
Published online: 27 Jul 2021
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Physiology, biochemistry, and chemical ecology

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New functionally ultrastructural details of the honey bee stinger tip: serrated edge and pitted surface
František Weyda & Dalibor Kodrík
Pages: 875-878
Published online: 03 Nov 2020
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Antioxidant enzymes activity during age polyethism in Apis mellifera L., 1758
Simona Sagona, Laura Betti, Lucia Casini, Lionella Palego, Gino Giannaccini & Antonio Felicioli
Pages: 879-889
Published online: 23 Jul 2020
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Correction

Correction
Correction
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Published online: 18 May 2021
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