This paper presents a study on the transfer and metabolism of triadimefon residues from rape flowers to apicultural products. In the field trials, honeybee colonies were placed in four rape greenhouses treated with triadimefon on standard dosage. Apicultural products (pollen, honey, and royal jelly) were collected on a regular basis. Sample preparation and extraction procedure were established....

In an intriguing article titled “Horticulture: the Font for the Baptism of Genetics” by Robert C. Olby (2000) suggests that the establishment of genetics as an experimental science should be credited to the Evolution Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). William Bateson was a member of this committee and he was the stimulus for the adoption of Mendelism as a science and for the ac...

This article proposes guidelines for quality standards of royal jelly. The proposals are based on two sets of data; the first from our study of the factors that may affect the royal jelly's chemical composition (protein and sugar supplementation of beehives) and the second on the analysis of a great number of samples from across Greece to establish natural variability of this product. We compar...

Abstract According to the World Health Organization, coronavirus disease (COVID-19-global pandemic) is defined as highly contagious viral infection that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2). This very rapidly transmitted among humans. To date, 30 May 2021, at least 170,689,920 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported while global deaths reached 3,550,093 ( ht...

Royal Jelly is a bee product with high protein content unique nutrient for the queen honeybee. It leads to substantial elongation of lifetime in comparison worker honeybees via anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and anti-microbial properties. Flavonoids naturally have reported anticancer activities thanks their potent antioxidant activity. The activity RJ attributed its rich flavonoid...

Due to their high toxicity healthy body cells, chemotherapy drugs used treat cancer pose a serious threat the organism. Recent studies have encouraged utilization of bee products prevent and cancer. The specific food for queen honeybee larva (Apis mellifera), royal jelly (RJ) is yellow, milky, cremy product which stowed from mandibular hypopharyngeal glands worker honeybee. According reports, R...

The worldwide use of neonicotinoid pesticides has caused concern on account of their involvement in the decline of bee populations, which are key pollinators in most ecosystems. Here we describe a role of non-neuronal acetylcholine (ACh) for breeding of Apis mellifera carnica and a so far unknown effect of neonicotinoids on non-target insects. Royal jelly or larval food are produced by the hypo...

Royal Jelly (RJ) is one of the most valued and studied bee products used in medicine cosmetics due to its diverse pharmacological properties. Chemical composition biological activity RJ depends on many factors, including constitution geographical ​​distribution plants, harvest time species. The objective present study was physico-chemical characterization comparison fresh lyophilized RJ; develo...