Apis mellifera

1. Multivitamin supplementation has no effect on sucrose and pollen consumption in A. mellifera.

   “no significant differences in sucrose and pollen consumption were found.”

   Model organismssummer and winter workers in laboratory hoarding cagesthree different dosages

   Towards holistic colony feeding: Effects of vitamin supplementation on summer and winter honey bee workers, Apis mellifera L

   PloS one·28 Aug 2025

2. Multivitamin supplementation has no effect on adult dry weight in A. mellifera.

   “none of the used multivitamin dosages did significantly improve any of the measured parameters.”

   Model organismssummer and winter workers in laboratory hoarding cagesthree different dosages

   Towards holistic colony feeding: Effects of vitamin supplementation on summer and winter honey bee workers, Apis mellifera L

   PloS one·28 Aug 2025

3. Multivitamin supplementation has no effect on lifespan in A. mellifera.

   “none of the used multivitamin dosages did significantly improve any of the measured parameters.”

   Model organismssummer and winter workers in laboratory hoarding cagesthree different dosages

   Towards holistic colony feeding: Effects of vitamin supplementation on summer and winter honey bee workers, Apis mellifera L

   PloS one·28 Aug 2025

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1. Honey robbing is associated with immune response in A. mellifera.

   “but this simultaneously induces oxidative damage and immune suppression, ultimately shortening their lifespan.”

   Model organismsRobber bees

   The Molecular Drivers of Honey Robbing in Apis mellifera L.: Morphological Divergence and Oxidative-Immune Regulation Mechanisms Based on Proteomic Analysis

   Preprints.org·13 Aug 2025Preprint

2. Honey robbing is associated with oxidative damage in A. mellifera.

   “but this simultaneously induces oxidative damage and immune suppression, ultimately shortening their lifespan.”

   Model organismsRobber bees

   The Molecular Drivers of Honey Robbing in Apis mellifera L.: Morphological Divergence and Oxidative-Immune Regulation Mechanisms Based on Proteomic Analysis

   Preprints.org·13 Aug 2025Preprint

3. Honey robbing is associated with lifespan in A. mellifera.

   “Significantly shortened lifespan, primarily resulting from oxidative stress and immune suppression”

   Model organismsRobber bees compared with normal foragers

   The Molecular Drivers of Honey Robbing in Apis mellifera L.: Morphological Divergence and Oxidative-Immune Regulation Mechanisms Based on Proteomic Analysis

   Preprints.org·13 Aug 2025Preprint

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1. Pollen increases adult dry weight in A. mellifera.

   “ad libitum access to pollen consistently increased both weight and lifespan”

   Model organismssummer and winter workers in laboratory hoarding cagesad libitum

   Towards holistic colony feeding: Effects of vitamin supplementation on summer and winter honey bee workers, Apis mellifera L

   PloS one·28 Aug 2025

2. Pollen extends lifespan in A. mellifera.

   “ad libitum access to pollen consistently increased both weight and lifespan”

   Model organismssummer and winter workers in laboratory hoarding cagesad libitum

   Towards holistic colony feeding: Effects of vitamin supplementation on summer and winter honey bee workers, Apis mellifera L

   PloS one·28 Aug 2025

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1. Core gut bacterial colonization shortens lifespan in A. mellifera.

   “we found that bacterial colonization generally reduces the host lifespan.”

   Model organismsGnotobiotic bees harboring defined combinations of five core gut bacteriagut

   Potential cost and combinatorial effects of commensal gut microbes on survival of individual honey bees

   bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)·16 Dec 2025Preprint

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1. Injury increases optimistic cognitive bias in A. mellifera.

   “Results showed that bees subjected to life-shortening treatments exhibited more optimistic cognitive biases, as indicated by an increased likelihood of extending their proboscis to ambiguous odours.”

   Model organismslife-shortening treatments (CO2 anaesthesia or thoracic puncture)

   Age and attitude: How longevity influences cognitive biases in honeybee workers

   Proceedings. Biological sciences·22 Oct 2025

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1. CO2 anaesthesia increases optimistic cognitive bias in A. mellifera.

   “Results showed that bees subjected to life-shortening treatments exhibited more optimistic cognitive biases, as indicated by an increased likelihood of extending their proboscis to ambiguous odours.”

   Model organismslife-shortening treatments (CO2 anaesthesia or thoracic puncture)

   Age and attitude: How longevity influences cognitive biases in honeybee workers

   Proceedings. Biological sciences·22 Oct 2025

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1. Seasonal stress is associated with biological age in A. mellifera (Predicted ages: 12.14 days during flowering, 14.64 days during dearth, and 28.17 days during early overwintering).

   “seasonal stress affects biological aging, with predicted ages of 12.14 days (flowering), 14.64 days (dearth), and 28.17 days (early overwintering).”

   Model organismsWorkers sampled during flowering, dearth, and early overwintering

   Modeling biological age to assess maturation and ageing (Apis mellifera)

   Journal of insect physiology·17 Jul 2025

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