Impact of Environmental Factors and Management Practices on Bee Health
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Insects and Apiculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 October 2024) | Viewed by 98007
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biology and pathology of honeybees; bumblebees; wild bees; disease diagnostic methods; one-health approach; Apis mellifera veterinary medicine; apian products; environment monitoring
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Interests: animal pathology; animal experimentation and welfare; honeybee diseases; disease control; environmental monitoring; regulations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue deals with different stressors of global importance which are reducing the number of honeybee and bumblebee colonies as well as Osmia spp. solitary bees. Many factors, such as the presence of pathogens, pests, predators, invasive species, nest destructors, negative environmental drivers, agricultural intensification, habitat loss, and managing practices, are reported as the main causes of bee depopulation and losses in rearing operations and apiaries. We would like to publish articles focusing on the impact of environmental factors and management practices on bee health. Therefore, we are searching for papers focusing on the novel epidemiology studies, diagnostic tools and technologies, monitoring programs, managing practices, biosecurity–control–eradication measures, and disinfection methods as well as development of new bee disease control strategies.
Prof. Dr. Ivana Tlak Gajger
Dr. Franco Mutinelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- honeybees
- bumblebees
- Osmia spp. solitary bees
- diseases
- pathogens
- pests
- predators
- nest destructors
- environmental factors
- managing practices
- biosecurity–control–eradication measures
- disinfection methods
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