peer reviewedIndividual immunity in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) is complemented by highly evolved social behaviors. Among them, hygienic behavior has a key role involving the detection and removal of unhealthy or dead brood. Since the 1960s, several bioassays have been developed to quantify the hygienic behavior of honey bee colonies against chalkbrood, American foulbrood, and varroa infested brood. Here, we review the five main bioassays used since the late 1960s. We describe their advantages and disadvantages, including a special focus on their inherent biases. For each assay, we also discuss whether or not their use should be restricted to quantify the hygienic behavior against chalkbrood, or American foulbrood, or varroa infested bro...
Hygienic and non-hygienic colonies from ’Starline’ stock of Apis mellifera were tested for their abi...
Honeybees are an integral part of the agricultural industry, especially in the Midwestern United Sta...
In the honey bee, hygienic behaviour, the removal of dead or diseased brood from capped cells by wor...
Individual immunity in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) is complemented by highly evolved social behav...
The Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, represents a relevant productive livestock due to both hive pr...
The Western honeybee represents a relevant productive livestock due to both hive products and to its...
The hygienic behavior in honey bees is a dominant natural defense mechanism against brood diseases. ...
peer reviewedThe hygienic behavior of honey bee workers contributes to the social immunity of coloni...
The hygienic behavior of Apis mellifera L., the honey bee, is one of the most important defense mech...
Hygienic behaviour in the honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the uncapping and removal of dead, diseased ...
International audienceHygienic behavior (HB) is one of the natural mechanisms of honey bee for limit...
Hygienic behaviour (HB) in honeybees reflects social immunity against diseases and parasites. Young ...
Grooming behavior is considered a varroosis tolerance factor of Africanized honey bees, but this be...
Hygienic behaviour (HB) in honeybees reflects social immunity against diseases and parasites. Young ...
Copyright the International Bee Research Association. Reproduced with permission.Four experiments we...
Hygienic and non-hygienic colonies from ’Starline’ stock of Apis mellifera were tested for their abi...
Honeybees are an integral part of the agricultural industry, especially in the Midwestern United Sta...
In the honey bee, hygienic behaviour, the removal of dead or diseased brood from capped cells by wor...
Individual immunity in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) is complemented by highly evolved social behav...
The Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, represents a relevant productive livestock due to both hive pr...
The Western honeybee represents a relevant productive livestock due to both hive products and to its...
The hygienic behavior in honey bees is a dominant natural defense mechanism against brood diseases. ...
peer reviewedThe hygienic behavior of honey bee workers contributes to the social immunity of coloni...
The hygienic behavior of Apis mellifera L., the honey bee, is one of the most important defense mech...
Hygienic behaviour in the honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the uncapping and removal of dead, diseased ...
International audienceHygienic behavior (HB) is one of the natural mechanisms of honey bee for limit...
Hygienic behaviour (HB) in honeybees reflects social immunity against diseases and parasites. Young ...
Grooming behavior is considered a varroosis tolerance factor of Africanized honey bees, but this be...
Hygienic behaviour (HB) in honeybees reflects social immunity against diseases and parasites. Young ...
Copyright the International Bee Research Association. Reproduced with permission.Four experiments we...
Hygienic and non-hygienic colonies from ’Starline’ stock of Apis mellifera were tested for their abi...
Honeybees are an integral part of the agricultural industry, especially in the Midwestern United Sta...
In the honey bee, hygienic behaviour, the removal of dead or diseased brood from capped cells by wor...