Numero del progetto: 18.00.17.05.02

Healthy Honey Bees in an Environment Favouring their Development for High-Quality Bee Products and Effective Pollination

The Swiss beekeeping sector is currently facing various epizootic problems which severely complicate beekeeping activity and require extensive know-how on the part of beekeepers, most of whom are hobby practitioners. In order to maintain the attractiveness of this activity and thereby ensure the honey bee’s performance of its role as a pollinator of both cultivated and wild plants, it is important to find solutions to these problems. The solutions offered to combat honey-bee diseases and guarantee the high quality of hive products must be credible, and field-tested under Swiss conditions. New agricultural practices must also be evaluated in terms of their effects – positive or negative – on pollinators.

Carreck N. L., Dietemann V., Ellis J. D., Neumann P., Chantawannakul P.
The COLOSS BEEBOOK, a manual of standard methods for honey bee research.
Bee World, 99, (1), 2022, 11-13.

Ebener A., Charrière J.-D.
Sostanze per l’uso apistico: Raccomandazioni del SSA e del CRA.
Agroscope e apiservice, Berna. agosto, 2022, 1 p.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
Lierre : Hedera helix.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (10), 2021, 520-521.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
Ronces : Rubus spp.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (9), 2021, 468-471.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
Trèfle blanc et trèfle des prés : Trifolium repens et Trifolium pratense.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (8), 2021, 416-417.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
Pavot : Papaver spp.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (7), 2021, 370-373.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
Tilleul: Tilia spp.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (6), 2021, 326-327.

Roncoroni Flavie, Kilchenmann Verena, Kast C.
Chêne (érable, formes de pissenlit) : Quercus spp.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (5), 2021, 256-261.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
Fruitiers à noyau : Prunus sp.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (4), 2021, 181-182.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann Verena, Kast C.
Saule: Salix spp.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (3), 2021, 118-119.

Kast C., Sieber T., Droz B., Peduzzi D., Fontana-Mauron C., Kilchenmann V.
Amitraz-Abbauprodukte in Honig und Wachs.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 144, (11), 2021, 16-19.
altre lingue: francese

Roncoroni Flavie, Kilchenmann Verena, Kast C.
Source importantes de pollen et de nectar pour les abeilles mellifères en Suisse: noisetier, cornouiller.
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 142, (1-2), 2021, 41-48.

Dietemann V.
CSI Pollen: Diversity of honey bee collected pollen studied by citizen scientists.
Insects, 12, 2021, 1-24.

Neumann P.
Varying impact of neonicotinoid insecticide and acute bee paralysis virus across castes and colonies of black garden ants, Lasius niger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Scientific Reports, 11, 2021, 1-14.

Carreck N. L., Dietemann V., Ellis J. D., Evans J. D., Neumann P., Chantawannakul P.
The Coloss Beebook evolves: hive products, ‘omics research and Eastern honey bees, Apis cerana.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 60, (4), 2021, 1-3.

Charrière J.-D., Dietemann V., Kast C., Droz B., Dainat B., Grossar D., Jeker L.
Centro di ricerca apistica, Rapporto annuale 2020.
L'Ape, 2021.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Kast C., Kilchenmann V.
An in vitro model for assessing the toxicity of pesticides in beeswax on honey bee larvae.
Chemosphere, 287, (2), 2021, 1-8.

Kast C., Lucchetti M. A., Glauser G.
Chapter 14: Standard methods for pyrrolizidine alkaloid profiling by UHPLC-HRMS.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 60, (4), 2021, 75-80.

Parejo M., Charrière J.-D., Estonba A.
Genetisches Unterart-Identifizierungs-Tool für europäische Honigbienen.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 144, (10), 2021, 23-25.
altre lingue: francese

Papach A., Cappa F., Cervo R., Dapporto L., Balusu R., Williams G. R., Neumann P.
Cuticular hydrocarbon profile of parasitic beetles, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae).
Insects, 12, (8), 2021, 1-13.

Straub L., Villamar-Bouza L., Bruckner S., Chantawannakul P., Kolari E., Maitip J., Vidondo B., Neumann P., Williams G. R.
Negative effects of neonicotinoids on male honeybee survival, behaviour and physiology in the field.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 58, (11), 2021, 2515-2528.

Reihl B., Charrière J.-D.
Gegenüber den Vorjahren sind die Winterverluste 2020/2021 gestiegen.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 144, (6), 2021, 32-35.
altre lingue: francese

Moro A., Beaurepaire A., Dall'Olio R., Roggenstein S., Blacquière T., Dahle B., de Miranda J.R., Dietemann V., Locke B., Licón Luna R.M., Le Conte Y., Neumann P.
Using citizen science to scout honey bee colonies that naturally survive varroa destructor infestations.
Insects, 12, (6), 2021, 1-11.

Bugnon A., Viñals R., Abbet C., Chevassus G., Bohnenblust M., Rad M.S., Rieder S., Droz B., Charrière J.-D., Thiran J.-P.
Apiculture – des réseaux de neurones artificiels pour lutter contre le varroa.
Recherche Agronomique Suisse, 12, 2021, 102-108.

Minnameyer A., Strobl V., Bruckner S., Camenzind D.W., Oystaeyen V., Wäckers F., Williams G.R., Yañez O., Neumann P., Straub L.
Eusocial insect declines: Insecticide impairs sperm and feeding glands in bumblebees.
Science of the Total Environment, 785, 2021, Articolo 146955.

Moro A., Blacquière T., Dahle B., Dietemann V., Le Conte Y., Locke B., Neumann P., Beaurepaire A.
Adaptive population structure shifts in invasive parasitic mites, Varroa destructor.
Ecology and Evolution, 11, (11), 2021, 5937-5949.

Kast C., Kilchenmann V., Charrière J.-D.
Long-term monitoring of lipophilic acaricide residues in commercial Swiss beeswax.
Pest Management Science, online, (25 April), 2021, 1-8.

Retschnig G., Rich J., Pfister J., Perreten V., Neumann P.
You are what you eat: relative importance of diet, gut microbiota and nestmates for honey bee, Apis mellifera, worker health.
Apidologie, 52, 2021, 632-646.

Ritter R., Kast C.
Pollen ist essenziell für die Entwicklung der Bienenvölker.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 144, (3), 2021, 23-27.
altre lingue: francese

Biová J., Charrière J.-D., Dostálková S., Škrabišová M., Petřivalský M., Bzdil J., Danihlík J.
Melissococcus plutonius Can Be Effectively and Economically Detected Using Hive Debris and Conventional PCR.
Insects, 12, (2), 2021, 1-11.

Moro A., Blacquière T., Panziera D., Dietemann V., Neumann P.
Host-parasite co-evolution in real-time: Changes in honey bee resistance mechanisms and mite reproductive strategies.
Insects, 12, (2), 2021, 1-13.

Lin Z., Wang S., Neumann P., Chen G., Page P., Li L., Hu F., Zheng H., Dietemann V.
Population genetics and host specificity of Varroa destructor mites infesting eastern and western honeybees.
Journal of Pest Science, 94, 2021, 1487-1504.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Bieri K., Ritter R., Kast C.
Pollensammelverhalten von Bienenvölkern am gleichen Standort.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 144, (2), 2021, 16-19.
altre lingue: francese

Yanez O., Piot N., Dalmon A., Miranda de J.R., Chantawannakul P., Panziera D., Amiri E., Smagghe G.
Bee viruses: Routes of infection in hymenoptera.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 2020, 1-22.

Straub L., Minnameyer A., Strobl V., Kolari E., Friedli A., Kalbermatten I., Merkelbach A.J.W.M., Yañez O.V., Neumann P.
From antagonism to synergism: Extreme differences in stressor interactions in one species.
Scientific Reports, 10, 2020, 1-8.

Schläppi D., Kettler N., Straub L., Glauser G., Neumann P.
Long-term effects of neonicotinoid insecticids on ants.
Communications Biology, 3, 2020, 1-9.

Schittny D., Yañez O., Neumann P.
Honey bee virus transmission via hive products.
Veterinary Sciences, 7, (3), 2020, 1-16.

Liu Y., Han W., Gao J., Su S., Beaurepaire A., Yañez O., Neumann P.
Out of Africa: novel source of small hive beetles infesting Eastern and Western honey bee colonies in China.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 60, (1), 2020, 108-110.

Liu Y., Beaurepaire A., Rogers C.W., Lopez D., Evans J.D., Straub L., Neumann P., Cook S.C., Huang Q.
Gene expression and functional analyses of odorant receptors in small hive beetles (Aethina tumida).
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21, (13), 2020, 1-15.

Oddie M.A.Y., Lanz S., Dahle B., Yañez O., Neumann P.
Virus infections in Varroa destructor-resistant honeybees.
BioRxiv, Preprint, 2020, 1-19.

Dall'Olio R., Dietemann V.
COLOSS survey: global impact of COVID-19 on bee research.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 59, (5), 2020, 731-734.

Dietemann V.
Varroa in Afrika aus Sicht der Wissenschaft.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 7, 2020, 29.

Dietemann V., Locke B.
Le projet Gotland d’un point de vue scientifique commentaire explicatif du Centre de recherche apicole (CRA).
Revue Suisse d'apiculture, 11-12, 2020, 582-583.

Wang S., Lin Z., Chen G., Page P., Hu F., Niu Q., Su X., Chantawannakul P., Neumann P., Zheng H., Dietemann V.
Reproduction of ectoparasitic mites in a coevolved system: Varroa spp.– Eastern honey bees, Apis cerana.
Ecology and Evolution, online, (1 December), 2020, 1-13.

Charrière J.-D.
COLOSS-Auswertung der Winterverluste 2018/19 in 31 europäischen Ländern.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 143, (11), 2020, 22-24.
altre lingue: francese

Roncoroni F., Lucchetti M., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
L’ape mellifera protegge le larve dalle tossine presenti nel polline producendo pappa larvale.
L'Ape, 103, 2020, 3-9.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Gray A., Adjlane N., Arab A., Ballis A., Brusbardis V., Charrière J.-D., Chlebo R., Coffey M. F., Cornelissen B., Amaro da Costa C., Dahle B., Danihlík J., Dražić M. M., Evans G., Fedoriak M. e altri
Honey bee colony winter loss rates for 35 countries participating in the COLOSS survey for winter 2018–2019, and the effects of a new queen on the risk of colony winter loss.
Journal of Apicultural Research, online, (11 August), 2020, 1-8.

Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian L., Barth O. M., Dietemann V., Eyer M., da Silva de Freitas A., Martel A.-C., Alessandri M., Marchese C. M., Mucignat-Caretta C., Pascual-Maté P., Reybroeck W., Sancho M. T., Gasparotto Sattler J. A.
Standard methods for Apis mellifera honey research.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 59, (3), 2020, 1-62.

Williams G. R., Neumann P.
Evolution of starvation resistance in an invasive insect species, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae).
Ecology and Evolution, online, (23 July), 2020, 1-8.

Charrière J.-D., Dietemann V., Kast C., Droz B., Dainat B., Jeker L.
Centro di ricerca apistica: Rapporto annuale 2019.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 143, (08), 2020, 14-23.
altre lingue: francese | tedesco

Reihl B., Charrière J.-D.
Die Winterverluste 2019 / 20 bleiben auf dem Vorjahresniveau stabil.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 06, 2020, 26-29.
altre lingue: francese

Grossar D., Kilchenmann V., Forsgren E., Charrière J.-D., Gauthier L., Chapuisat M., Dietemann V.
Putative determinants of virulence in Melissococcus plutonius, the bacterial agent causing European foulbrood in honey bees.
Virulence, 11, (1), 2020, 554-567.

Droz B., Kilchenmann V., Kast C.
Coumaphos nella cera – Un rischio per la salute delle api.
L'Ape, 103, (5/6), 2020, 14-19.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Beaurepaire A., Piot N., Doublet V., Antunez K., Campbell E., Chantawannakul P., Chejanovsky N., Gajda A., Heerman M., Panziera D., Smagghe G., Yanez O., de Miranda J. R., Dalmon A.
Diversity and global distribution of viruses of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera.
Insects, 11, (4), 2020, 1-25.

Roncoroni F., Kast C., Kilchenmann V.
Importanti fonti di polline e nettare per le api mellifere in Svizzera.
Agroscope, Bern. 20 aprile, 2020, 45 pp.
altre lingue: francese | tedesco

Charrière J.-D.
Zusammenarbeit für einen besseren Bienenschutz: Antwort auf den Leserbrief von Michael Eyer.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 3, 2020, 27-28.

Charrière J.-D., Droz B., Buchwalder G.
Oxalsäure-Streifen gegen Varroamilben: eine Alternative zur Ameisensäure unter Schweizer Bedingungen?
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 4, 2020, 19-23.
altre lingue: francese

Huwiler M., Papach A., Cristina E., Yañez O., Williams G. R., Neumann P.
Deformed wings of small hive beetle independent of virus infections and mites.
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 172, 2020, 1-3.

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Bieri K., Kast C.
Quale polline raccolgono le api a Basilea?
L'Ape, 103, (marzo/aprile), 2020, 17-21.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Gfeller T., Bandi I., Ritter R., Dietemann V.
Eine Bienenhaltung wie in Zeiten vor Varroa: Teil 2.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 11, 2020, 26-32.
altre lingue: francese

Strobl V., Albrecht M., Radford S., Wolf S., Neumann P.
A short note on extreme sex ratio in solitary bees Osmia cornuta in semi-field trials testing the impact of neonicotinoids.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 58, (3), 2020, 469-470.

Charrière J.-D.
Internationales Symposium zum Risiko von Pflanzenschutzmitteln für Bienen.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 1, 2020, 20-21.
altre lingue: francese

Dainat B., Dietemann V., Imdorf A., Charrière J.-D.
A scientific note on the ‘Liebefeld Method’ to estimate honey bee colony strength: its history, use, and translation: Honey bee colony strength estimation: The ‘Liebefeld Method’.
Apidologie, online, (22 January), 2020, 1-6.

Retschnig G., Dietemann V.
Was ist Bienenforschung?
Bienen aktuell, 14, (1), 2020, 11-15.

Khongkwanmueang A., Nuyu A., Straub L., Maitip J.
Physicochemical profiles, antioxidant and antibacterial capacity of honey from stingless bee tetragonula laeviceps species complex.
E3S Web of Conferences, 141, 2020, 1-6.

Schläppi D., Lattrell P., Yañez O., Chejanovsky N., Neumann P.
Foodborne transmission of deformed wing virus to ants (Myrmica rubra).
Insects, 10, (11), 2020, 1-12.

Godocikova J., Bugarova V., Kast C., Majtan V., Majtan J.
Antibacterial potential of Swiss honeys and characterisation of their bee-derived bioactive compounds.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 100, (1), 2020, 335-342.

Friedli A., Williams G.R., Bruckner S., Neumann P., Straub L.
The weakest link: haploid honey bees are more susceptible to neonicotinoid insecticides.
Chemosphere, 242, 2020, 1-10.

Gfeller T., Bandi I., Ritter R., Dietemann V.
Eine Bienenhaltung wie in Zeiten vor Varroa: Bienenexkursionsreise England-Wales, Juni 2019: Teil 1.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 10, 2019, 17-22.
altre lingue: francese

Roncoroni F., Kilchenmann V., Bieri K., Conedera M., Kast C.
Quale polline raccolgono le nostre api ?
L'Ape, 102, 2019, 3-8.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Sutter L., Aebi A., Buchwalder G., Caballé P., Dietemann V., Girardin O., Hernandez J., Jacopin-Bucher E., Mayor P., Ménétrier V., Praz C., Varennes Y.D.
Landwirte, Imker und Forschende arbeiten zusammen zum Schutz der Bestäuber.
Agrarforschung Schweiz, 11-12, (10), 2019, 424-429.

Khongphinitbunjong K., Chantawannakul P., Yañez O., Neumann P.
Survival of ectoparasitic mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in association with honeybee hive products.
Insects, 10, (2), 2019, 1-4.

Kast C., Kilchenmann V., Droz B.
Distribution of coumaphos in beeswax after treatment of honeybee colonies with CheckMite® against the parasitical mite Varroa destructor.
Apidologie, online, (november), 2019.

Reihl B., Charrière J.-D.
Winterverluste auf Vorjahresniveau trotz Stress durch heissen Sommer.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 142, (6), 2019, 15-18.
altre lingue: francese

Retschnig G., Kellermann L.A., Mehmann M.M., Yañez O., Winiger P., Williams G.R., Neumann P.
Black queen cell virus and drifting of honey bee workers (Apis mellifera).
Journal of Apicultural Research, 58, (5), 2019, 754-755.

Beaurepaire A. L., Arrigo M., Mondet F., Le Conte Y., Neumann, P., Locke B.
Population genetics of ectoparasitic mites suggest arms race with honeybee hosts.
Scientific Reports, 9, 2019, 1-9.

Dietemann V., Beaurepaire A., Page P., Yañez O., Buawangpong N., Chantawannakul P., Neumann P.
Population genetics of ectoparasitic mites Varroa spp. in Eastern and Western honey bees.
Parasitology, online, (July 31), 2019, 1-11.

Charrière J.-D., Dietemann V., Kast C., Droz B., Dainat B., Jeker L.
Rapporto annuale 2018 del Centro di ricerca apistica.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 8, 2019, 12-21.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Ouessou Idrissou F., Huang Q., Yañez O., Neumann P.
International beeswax trade facilitates small hive beetle invasions.
Scientific Reports, 9, 2019, 1-10.

Kast C., Kilchenmann V., Reinhard H., Bieri K., Zoller O.
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids: the botanical origin of pollen collected during the flowering period of Echium vulgare and the stability of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in bee bread.
Molecules, 24, (12), 2019, 1-14.

Ebener A., Charrière J.-D.
Die Varroa im Griff, dank dem BGD-Varroakonzept.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 142, (6), 2019, 11-12.
altre lingue: francese

Gray A., Brodschneider R., Adjlane N., Ballis A., Brusbardis V., Charrière J.-D., Chlebo R., Coffey M.F., Cornelissen B., Amaro da Costa C., Csáki T., Dahle B., Danihlík J., Dražić M.M., Evans G. e altri
Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources.
Journal of Apicultural Research, online, (30 May), 2019, 1-9.

Dietemann V., Straub L., Vidondo B., Williams G., Khongphinitbunjong K., Retschnig G., Schneeberger A., Chantawannakul P., Neumann P.
Neonicotinoids and ectoparasitic mites synergistically impact honeybees.
Scientific Reports, 9, 2019, 1-10.

Gonthier J., Papach A., Straub L., Campbell J. W., Geoffrey R. W., Neumann P.
Bees and flowers: How to feed an invasive beetle species.
Ecology and Evolution, 9, (11), 2019, 6422-6432.

Papach A., Gonthier J., Williams G. R., Neumann P.
Sex ratio of small hive beetles: The role of pupation and adult longevity.
Insects, 10, (5), 2019, 1-5.

Charrière J.-D., Kast C., Dietemann V., Droz B., Dainat B.
Rapporto annuale 2017- Centro di ricerca apistica.
Agroscope Transfer, 272, 2019.
altre lingue: francese | tedesco

Charrière J.-D., Buchwalder G.
Einfluss von Herbst-Zwischenkulturen auf die Entwicklung und Überwinterung von Bienenvölkern.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 142, (4), 2019, 16-20.
altre lingue: francese

Dietemann V., Neumann P., Carreck N., Ellis J.D.
The COLOSS BEEBOOK – Volume III, Part 1: Standard methods for Apis mellifera product research.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 58, (2), 2019, 1-2.

Schäefer MO., Cardaio I., Cilia G., Cornelissen B., Crailsheim K., Formato G., Lawrence A. K., Le Conte Y., Mutinelli F., Nanetti A., Rivera-Gomis J., Teepe A., Neumann P.
How to slow the global spread of small hive beetles, Aethina tumida.
Biological Invasions, 21, 2019, 1451-1459.

Kast C., Lucchetti M.
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids - a case study of Swiss honey.
In: Food safety assurance and veterinary public health, Volume 7, Chemical hazards in foods of animal origin. 1. Ausgabe, Ed. Frans J.M. Smulders, Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens, Martin D. Rose, Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. 2019, 529-542.

Oddie M., Neumann P., Dahle B.
Cell size and Varroa destructor mite infestations in susceptible and naturally-surviving honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies.
Apidologie, 50, 2019, 1-10.

Charrière J.-D., Dietemann V., Dainat B.
Guida sulla salute delle api: Redatto dal Centro svizzero di ricerca apistica.
Agroscope Transfer, 245, 2018.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Charrière J.-D., Frese S., Herren P.
Bienenhaltung in der Schweiz.
Agroscope Transfer, 250, 2018.
altre lingue: francese

Dietemann V., Retschnig G.
Was ist Bienenforschung?
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 8, 2018, 20-26.
altre lingue: francese

Potts S., Neumann P., Vaissière B., Vereecken N.
Robotic bees for crop pollination: Why drones cannot replace biodiversity.
Science of the Total Environment, 642, 2018, 665-667.

Oddie M., Büchler R., Dahle B., Kovacic M., Le Conte Y., Locke B., de Miranda J., Mondet F., Neumann P.
Rapid parallel evolution overcomes global honey bee parasite.
Scientific Reports, 8, 2018, 1-9.

Chantawannakul P., Williams G., Neumann P.
Chapter 15: Conclusions and future perspectives.
In: Asian Beekeeping in the 21st Century. Ed. Springer. 2018, 323-325.

Silacci P., Biolley C., Jud Khan C., Charrière J.-D., Dainat B.
An improved DNA method to unambiguously detect small hive beetle Aethina tumida, an invasive pest of honeybee colonies.
Pest Management Science, 74, (12), 2018, 2667-2670.

Parejo M., Henriques D., Pinto M.A., Soland-Reckeweg G., Neuditschko M.
Empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP markers to estimate introgression in Apis mellifera mellifera.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 57, (4), 2018, 504-506.

Oddie M., Dahle B., Neumann P.
Reduced postcapping period in honey bees surviving varroa destructor by means of natural selection.
Insects, 9, (4), 2018, 2-6.

Idrissou F.O., Huang Q., Yañez O., Akinwande K.L., Neumann P.
PCR diagnosis of small hive beetles.
Insects, 9, (1), 2018, 1-7.

Huang Q., Li W., Chen Y., Retschnig-Tanner G., Yañez O., Neumann P., Evans J.D.
Dicer regulates Nosema ceranae proliferation in honeybees.
Insect Molecular Biology, 28, (1), 2018, 74-85.

Sieber R., Charrière J.-D.
Mittelmässige Völkerverluste im vergangenen Winter.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 141, (07), 2018, 18-22.
altre lingue: francese

Djurik M., Erler S., Leimbach A., Grossar D., Charrière J.-D., Gauthier L., Hartken D., Dietrich S., Nacke H., Daniel R., Poehlein A.
Comparative Genomics and Description of Putative Virulence Factors of Melissococcus plutonius, the Causative Agent of European Foulbrood Disease in Honey Bees.
Genes, 9, (8), 2018, 1-20.

Dietemann V.
Ectoparasitic Mites Varroa underwoodi (Acarina:Varroidae) in Eastern Honeybees, but not in Western Honeybees.
Journal of Economic Entomology, 112, (1), 2018, 25-32.

Ebener A., Charrière J.-D.
Das erfolgversprechende Varroakonzept.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 8, 2018, 10.
altre lingue: francese

Agroscope, SLU, ANSES, EURL Bee health
Peste europea.
Agroscope, Berna. Giugno, 2018, 2 pp.
altre lingue: inglese | tedesco | francese

Cardoso C.A.M., Eyer M., Dainat B., Hartfelder K., Dietemann V.
Social context influences the expression of DNA methyltransferase genes in the honeybee.
Scientific Reports, (8:11076), 2018, 1-7.

Dainat B., Grossar D., Ecoffey B., Haldemann C.
Triplex real-time PCR method for the qualitative detection of European and.
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 146, 2018, 61-63.

Kast C.
Composti vegetali indesiderati nei prodotti apistici (Parte 3): Presenza di alcaloidi pirrolizidinici nel polline svizzero.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 2, 2018, 18-20.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Lucchetti M.
Composti vegetali indesiderati nei prodotti apistici (Parte 2): Come finiscono gli alcaloidi pirrolizidinici dalla viperina azzurra al miele? Provengono dal nettare o dal polline?
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 1, 2018, 11-13.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Kast C.
Composti vegetali indesiderati nei prodotti apistici (Parte 4): In quale momento le api raccolgono polline contenente alcaloidi pirrolizidinici?
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 3, 2018, 24-25.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Kast C.
Composti vegetali indesiderati nei prodotti apistici (Parte 1): Analisi degli alcaloidi pirrolizidinici nel miele svizzero.
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 12, 2018, 16-18.
altre lingue: tedesco | francese

Brodschneider R., Gray A., Adjlane N., Ballis A., Brusbardis V., Charrière J.-D., Chlebo R., Coffey M. F., Dahle B., de Graaf, Dirk C., Dražić M. M., Evans G., Fedoriak M., Forsythe I., Gregorc A. e altri
Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey.
Journal of Apicultural Research, 57, (3), 2018, 452-457.

Lucchetti M., Kilchenmann V., Glauser G., Praz C., Kast C.
Nursing protects honeybee larvae from secondary metabolites of pollen.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285, (1875), 2018, 1-8.

Lin Z., Qin Y., Page P., Wang S., Li L., Wen Z., Hu F., Neumann P., Zheng H., Dietemann V.
Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts.
Ecology and Evolution, 8, (4), 2018, 2135-2145.

Dainat B., Charrière J.-D., Dietemann V.
Lithiumchlorid: Ist das Varroa-Problem gelöst?
Schweizerische Bienen-Zeitung, 3, 2018, 45-46.
altre lingue: francese | other language

Gehring E., Kast C., Kilchenmann V., Bieri K., Gehrig R., Pezzatti G.B., Conedera M.
Impact of the Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae), on the chestnut component of honey in the Southern Swiss Alps.
Journal of Economic Entomology, 111, (1), 2018, 43-52.

Kast C., Kilchenmann V., Reinhard H., Droz B., Lucchetti M., Dübecke A., Beckh G., Zoller O.
Chemical fingerprinting identifies Echium vulgare, Eupatorium cannabinum and Senecio spp. as plant species mainly responsible for pyrrolizidine alkaloids in bee-collected pollen.
Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 35, (2), 2018, 316-327.