ReviewInsects2019
Natural Product Medicines for Honey Bees: Perspective and Protocols.
Review in Insects, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A Systematic Review of Fumagillin Field Trials for the Treatment of Nosema Disease in Honeybee Colonies.Insects · 2024Review
- Effects of ingested essential oils and propolis extracts on honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) health and gut microbiota.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2023Article
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- Biocontrol potential of Apilactobacillus kunkeei EIR/BG-1 against infectious diseases in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.).Veterinary research communications · 2023Article
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- Bee Stressors from an Immunological Perspective and Strategies to Improve Bee Health.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
- Recent Advances in the Biocontrol of Nosemosis in Honey Bees (Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- Biosynthesis of 2-Heptanone, a Volatile Organic Compound with a Protective Role against Honey Bee Pathogens, by Hive Associated Bacteria.Microorganisms · 2021Article
- Real-time monitoring of deformed wing virus-infected bee foraging behavior following histone deacetylase inhibitor treatment.iScience · 2021Article
- Biologically Active Extracts from Different Medicinal Plants Tested as Potential Additives against Bee Pathogens.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Japanese Honeybees (Insects · 2021Article
- Antiradical and Cytoprotective Properties ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Chemical Stimulants and Stressors Impact the Outcome of Virus Infection and Immune Gene Expression in Honey Bees (Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
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- Polyphenols of Honeybee Origin with Applications in Dental Medicine.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The western honey bee remains the most important pollinator for agricultural crops. Disease and stressors threaten honey bee populations and productivity during winter- and summertime, creating costs for beekeepers and negative impacts on agriculture. To combat diseases and improve overall bee health, researchers are constantly developing honey bee medicines using the tools of microbiology, molecular biology and chemistry. Below, we present a manifesto alongside standardized protocols that outline the development and a systematic approach to test natural products as 'bee medicines.' These will be accomplished in both artificial rearing conditions and in colonies situated in the field. Output will be scored by gene expression data of host immunity, bee survivorship, reduction in pathogen titers, and more subjective merits of the compound in question. Natural products, some of which are already encountered by bees in the form of plant resins and nectar compounds, provide promising low-cost candidates for safe prophylaxis or treatment of bee diseases.
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