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Isolation and Partial Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria from Natural Whey Starter Culture

28/11/2025 - Natural whey starter (NWS) cultures are microbial consortia characterized by high microbial diversity in terms of genus and species, as well as strains, accounting for the variety of different...

Organic Acid Supplementation in Worker Honeybees (Apis mellifera): Impacts on Glandular Physiology and Colony Resilience

26/11/2025 - Honeybees require diverse nutrients for larval growth, adult development, and colony health. Pollen quality significantly impacts reproduction, productivity, and growth. Bioactive substances from...

The novel GlcNAc 6-phosphate dehydratase NagS governs a metabolic checkpoint that controls nutrient signaling in Streptomyces

25/11/2025 - Streptomyces bacteria are renowned for their multicellular lifestyle...

Predictive Modeling of Honey Yield in Rural Apiaries: Insight from Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru

18/11/2025 - Honey production is influenced by multiple factors, including climatic conditions, hive management practices, and harvest scheduling. This study evaluated the predictive capacity of statistical...

Removal of Neonicotinoid Residues from Beeswax Using an Eco-Friendly Oxalic Acid Treatment: A Sustainable Solution for Apicultural Decontamination

22/11/2025 - Beeswax is widely used in apiculture and can accumulate neonicotinoid residues due to the intensive use of systemic pesticides in agriculture. These contaminants pose potential risks to honeybee...

Brine Shrimp Feeding Contributes to Fast Growth and Enhanced Immune Capacity of Reattached Polyps of Scleractinian Coral Pocillopora damicornis

17/11/2025 - Reef restoration is the major way to compensate the loss of scleractinian corals, which requires huge amounts of transplantation donors. Previous study revealed that some species of corals can...

Ethanol Hormesis in Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) Infected with Vairimorpha&nbsp;(Nosema) spp.

17/11/2025 - This study investigates the phenomenon of ethanol hormesis in honeybees (Apis mellifera) infected with Vairimorpha (Nosema) spp., a widespread parasite that significantly impacts bee health and...

Ovatifolin Isolated from Leptocarpha rivularis Induces the Death of A375 and A2958 Cells in Breast Cancer

21/11/2025 - Skin cancer is increasing worldwide, with melanoma being its most aggressive and lethal form due to its high metastatic potential. Despite therapeutic advances, drug resistance remains a challenge,...

Molecular Surveillance of Honey Bee Hives Using eDNA Metabarcoding During Pollination Season

- Healthy honey bees are critical in safeguarding our food supply, but monitoring their health may present a significant challenge. Here, we used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding on bee hive...

Genomic Features Underlying the Origin of Sociality and the Diversification of Caste Systems in Termites

03/11/2025 - Termite colonies consist of distinct castes whose developmental pathways fall into 2 types and vary among lineages. Understanding caste evolution and the diversification of developmental mechanisms...

Variation in Floral Nectar Traits of Four Chestnut (Castanea spp.) Cultivars: Implications for Pollinators and Apiculture

13/11/2025 - Pollinator nutrition and honey production potential depend on nectar quantity, nectar availability across flowering phases, and sugar concentration. For chestnut (Castanea spp.), cultivar- and...

Improving Pollination Efficiency in Greenhouse Strawberries Through Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Feeding Management

13/11/2025 - Stable pollination by honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) is essential for the reliable production of strawberries cultivated in winter greenhouses in Korea. Few studies focused on the management of...

Phylogeny and Body Size Predict Distress Call Divergence in Bats: A Comparative Analysis

12/11/2025 - The evolutionary divergence of animal vocalizations is a complex process shaped by various factors, including morphology, ecology, social pressure, and phylogenetic relationships. This applies even...

Density-Dependent and Predator-Specific Nest Defense Strategies in Colonially Breeding Saunders's Gulls

11/11/2025 - Nest defense is a key component of avian reproductive success, yet its intensity and expression often depend on ecological and social contexts. We investigated the nest defense behaviors of...

Effects of Prey and Pollen Diets on the Reproduction and Longevity of Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), a Key Thrips Predator

13/11/2025 - Orius insidiosus (Say) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) is an important biological control agent for various soft-bodied arthropod pests. The effective mass rearing and reliable field performance of any...

Repurposing Antimalarials for Oral Cancer: Selective Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine on Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma

13/11/2025 - Oral cancer, the most common head and neck malignancy, has a high recurrence rate and poor prognosis largely owing to chemotherapy resistance. The adverse effects of conventional therapies have...

Enhancing Biofilm Performance and Ammonia Removal in MBBR Systems Using Nanobubble Aeration: A Pilot-Scale Experimental Study

11/11/2025 - The recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) provides a sustainable approach to sustaining aquaculture output while reducing environmental pollution and excessive water consumption. Nonetheless, high...

How Much Area of a Pear Orchard Can One Honey Bee Colony Pollinate?

05/11/2025 - Pear trees, though self-pollinating, are self-incompatible and depend on insect pollination—primarily by honey bees. The optimal density of honey bee colonies per unit area in pear orchards remains...

Adaptive Genetic Algorithm Integrated with Ant Colony Optimization for Multi-Task Agricultural Machinery Scheduling

07/11/2025 - Efficient scheduling of agricultural machinery is critical for optimizing resource utilization and reducing operational costs in modern farming operations. This study proposes an Adaptive Genetic...

Evaluating the Effects of Managed Free-Roaming Cat Populations on Prey Through Stable Isotope Analysis: A Pilot Study from British Columbia, Canada

04/11/2025 - Free-roaming domestic cats (Felis catus) present a major management challenge for animal welfare and biodiversity conservation. Trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs, which include sterilization and...

Vector Potential of Nosema-Infected Drones in Honey Bees

07/11/2025 - Despite the advantages associated with social living, one of the main costs of sociality is an increased exposure to pathogens. For honey bees, these costs are artificially inflated in the unnatural...

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