Climate Change Impacts on Honey Bee Nutrition and the Annual Colony Cycle
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 285
Special Issue Editors
Interests: honey bee; varroa-DWV interaction; immune gene expression; sacbrood virus (SBV); genome; genetic variation; phylogeny; cold stress; pathogenicity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pollinators are essential for sustainable croplands and natural landscapes as they initiate plant reproduction, foster biodiversity, and preserve soil and habitat stability. While climate change exerts stress on all pollinators, this Special Issue focuses on how honey bee colonies are affected. Articles regarding the implications that a warming climate will have on flowering and nutrient availability, along with the broader effects on the annual cycle of colonies, are invited to submit to this Special Issue. Tied to this information is how climate change can be an underlying factor in colony losses that threaten the production of crops which are fundamental to the agricultural economy and human health.
Dr. Robyn I. Rose
Dr. Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- honey bee
- climate
- pollination
- nutrition
- floral landscapes
- nectar
- pollen
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