Effect of delayed mating on spermathecal activation in Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera, Apidae) queens Edmilson Amaral SouzaLúcio Antônio Oliviera CamposJosé Eduardo Serrão Original Article Pages: 293 - 301
Predator-prey interaction between drones of Apis mellifera carnica and insectivorous birds Martin H. KärcherPeter H. W. BiedermannKarl Crailsheim Original Article Pages: 302 - 309
Incidence of acute bee paralysis virus, black queen cell virus, chronic bee paralysis virus, deformed wing virus, Kashmir bee virus and sacbrood virus in honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Denmark Steen Lykke NielsenMogens NicolaisenPer Kryger Original Article Pages: 310 - 314
A native ground-nesting bee (Nomia melanderi) sustainably managed to pollinate alfalfa across an intensively agricultural landscape James H. Cane Original Article Pages: 315 - 323
Acaricide residues in beeswax after conversion to organic beekeeping methods Marco LodesaniCecilia CostaAnna Gloria Sabatini Original Article Pages: 324 - 333
Methyl anthranilate in Citrus honey. Analytical method and suitability as a chemical marker Giulio SestaM. Lucia PianaPaola Belligoli Original Article Pages: 334 - 342
Multivariate morphometric analysis of the Apis cerana of China Ken TanH. Randall HepburnMingxian Yang Original Article Pages: 343 - 353
“Migration dances” in swarming colonies of the honey bee, Apis mellifera Lee Anne LewisStanley Scott Schneider Original Article Pages: 354 - 361
Infection rate based on quantitative real-time PCR of Melissococcus plutonius, the causal agent of European foulbrood, in honeybee colonies before and after apiary sanitation Alexandra RoetschiHélène BerthoudAnton Imdorf Original Article Pages: 362 - 371
Validation of reference genes for gene expression studies in the honey bee, Apis mellifera, by quantitative real-time RT-PCR Anete Pedro LourençoAline MackertZilá Luz Paulino Simões Original Article Pages: 372 - 385