Last updated on 3-1-2025 by Severine Matthijs
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Coby van Dooremalen; Zeynep N Ulgezen; Dall'Olio, Raffaele; Godeau, Ugoline; Duan, Xiaodong; Sousa, José Paulo; Marc O Schäfer; Alexis Beaurepaire; van Gennip, Pim; Schoonman, Marten; Claude Flener; Matthijs, Severine; David Claeys Boúúaert; Verbeke, Wim; Dana Freshley; Dirk-Jan Valkenburg; van den Bosch, Trudy; Famke Schaafsma; Jeroen Peters; Xu, Mang; Yves Le Conte; Cedric Alaux; Anne Dalmon; Robert J Paxton; Anja Tehel; Streicher, Tabea; Daniel S Dezmirean; Giurgiu I Alexandru; Christopher J Topping; James Henty Williams; Capela, Nuno; Lopes, Sara; Fátima Alves; Joana Alves; João Bica; Simões, Sandra; António Alves da Silva; Castro, Sílvia; João Loureiro; Eva Horčičková; Bencsik, Martin; Adam McVeigh; Kumar, Tarun; Moro, Arrigo; April van Delden; Ziółkowska, Elżbieta; Filipiak, Michał; Mikołajczyk, Łukasz; Leufgen, Kirsten; De Smet, Lina; De Graaf, Dirk CMots-clés
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Résumé:
Honey bee colonies have great societal and economic importance. The main challenge that beekeepers face is keeping bee colonies healthy under ever-changing environmental conditions. In the past two decades, beekeepers that manage colonies of Western honey bees () have become increasingly concerned by the presence of parasites and pathogens affecting the bees, the reduction in pollen and nectar availability, and the colonies’ exposure to pesticides, among others. Hence, beekeepers need to know the health condition of their colonies and how to keep them alive and thriving, which creates a nee…