Project description:Metabolomics (LC-MS/MS) of propolis and geopropolis samples produced by different species of stingless bees, collected in the city of Bandeirantes (Parana, Brazil). Commercial samples of green and red propolis from Appis mellifera honeybee were also analyzed.
Project description:Phylogenomics reveals within species diversification but incongruence with color phenotypes in widespread orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini)
Project description:The microsporidia Nosema ceranae are intracellular parasites that proliferate in the midgut epithelial cells of honey bees (Apis mellifera). To analyze the pathological effects of those microsporidia, we orally infected honey bee workers 7 days after their emergence. Bees were flash frozen 15 days after the infection. Then, the effects on the gut ventriculi were analyzed and compared to non-infected (control) bees.
