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Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources

Gray, Alison; Brodschneider, Robert; Adjlane, Noureddine; Ballis, Alexis; Brusbardis, Valters; Charriere, Jean-Daniel; Chlebo, Robert; Coffey, Mary F.; Cornelissen, Bram; da Costa, Cristina Amaro; Csaki, Tamas; Dahle, Bjorn; Danihlik, Jiri; Drazić, Marica Maja; Evans, Garth; Fedoriak, Mariia; Forsythe, Ivan; de Graaf, Dirk; Gregorc, Ales; Johannesen, Jes; Kauko, Lassi; Kristiansen, Preben; Martikkala, Maritta; Martin-Hernandez, Raquel; Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos; Mutinelli, Franco; Patalano, Solenn; Petrov, Plamen; Raudmets, Aivar; Ryzhikov, Vladimir A.; Simon-Delso, Noa; Stevanović, Jevrosima; Topolska, Grazyna; Uzunov, Aleksandar; Vejsnaes, Flemming; Williams, Anthony; Zammit-Mangion, Marion; Soroker, Victoria

(Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2019)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gray, Alison
AU  - Brodschneider, Robert
AU  - Adjlane, Noureddine
AU  - Ballis, Alexis
AU  - Brusbardis, Valters
AU  - Charriere, Jean-Daniel
AU  - Chlebo, Robert
AU  - Coffey, Mary F.
AU  - Cornelissen, Bram
AU  - da Costa, Cristina Amaro
AU  - Csaki, Tamas
AU  - Dahle, Bjorn
AU  - Danihlik, Jiri
AU  - Drazić, Marica Maja
AU  - Evans, Garth
AU  - Fedoriak, Mariia
AU  - Forsythe, Ivan
AU  - de Graaf, Dirk
AU  - Gregorc, Ales
AU  - Johannesen, Jes
AU  - Kauko, Lassi
AU  - Kristiansen, Preben
AU  - Martikkala, Maritta
AU  - Martin-Hernandez, Raquel
AU  - Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos
AU  - Mutinelli, Franco
AU  - Patalano, Solenn
AU  - Petrov, Plamen
AU  - Raudmets, Aivar
AU  - Ryzhikov, Vladimir A.
AU  - Simon-Delso, Noa
AU  - Stevanović, Jevrosima
AU  - Topolska, Grazyna
AU  - Uzunov, Aleksandar
AU  - Vejsnaes, Flemming
AU  - Williams, Anthony
AU  - Zammit-Mangion, Marion
AU  - Soroker, Victoria
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1746
AB  - This short article presents loss rates of honey bee colonies over winter 2017/18 from 36 countries, including 33 in Europe, from data collected using the standardized COLOSS questionnaire. The 25,363 beekeepers supplying data passing consistency checks in total wintered 544,879 colonies, and reported 26,379 (4.8%, 95% CI 4.7-5.0%) colonies with unsolvable queen problems, 54,525 (10.0%, 95% CI 9.8-10.2%) dead colonies after winter and another 8,220 colonies (1.5%, 95% CI 1.4-1.6%) lost through natural disaster. This gave an overall loss rate of 16.4% (95% CI 16.1-16.6%) of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18, but this varied greatly from 2.0 to 32.8% between countries. The included map shows relative risks of winter loss at regional level. The analysis using the total data-set confirmed findings from earlier surveys that smaller beekeeping operations with at most 50 colonies suffer significantly higher losses than larger operations (p < .001). Beekeepers migrating their colonies had significantly lower losses than those not migrating (p < .001), a different finding from previous research. Evaluation of six different forage sources as potential risk factors for colony loss indicated that intensive foraging on any of five of these plant sources (Orchards, Oilseed Rape, Maize, Heather and Autumn Forage Crops) was associated with significantly higher winter losses. This finding requires further study and explanation. A table is included giving detailed results of loss rates and the impact of the tested forage sources for each country and overall.
PB  - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2  - Journal of Apicultural Research
T1  - Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
SP  - 479
EP  - 485
DO  - 10.1080/00218839.2019.1615661
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Gray, Alison and Brodschneider, Robert and Adjlane, Noureddine and Ballis, Alexis and Brusbardis, Valters and Charriere, Jean-Daniel and Chlebo, Robert and Coffey, Mary F. and Cornelissen, Bram and da Costa, Cristina Amaro and Csaki, Tamas and Dahle, Bjorn and Danihlik, Jiri and Drazić, Marica Maja and Evans, Garth and Fedoriak, Mariia and Forsythe, Ivan and de Graaf, Dirk and Gregorc, Ales and Johannesen, Jes and Kauko, Lassi and Kristiansen, Preben and Martikkala, Maritta and Martin-Hernandez, Raquel and Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos and Mutinelli, Franco and Patalano, Solenn and Petrov, Plamen and Raudmets, Aivar and Ryzhikov, Vladimir A. and Simon-Delso, Noa and Stevanović, Jevrosima and Topolska, Grazyna and Uzunov, Aleksandar and Vejsnaes, Flemming and Williams, Anthony and Zammit-Mangion, Marion and Soroker, Victoria",
year = "2019",
abstract = "This short article presents loss rates of honey bee colonies over winter 2017/18 from 36 countries, including 33 in Europe, from data collected using the standardized COLOSS questionnaire. The 25,363 beekeepers supplying data passing consistency checks in total wintered 544,879 colonies, and reported 26,379 (4.8%, 95% CI 4.7-5.0%) colonies with unsolvable queen problems, 54,525 (10.0%, 95% CI 9.8-10.2%) dead colonies after winter and another 8,220 colonies (1.5%, 95% CI 1.4-1.6%) lost through natural disaster. This gave an overall loss rate of 16.4% (95% CI 16.1-16.6%) of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18, but this varied greatly from 2.0 to 32.8% between countries. The included map shows relative risks of winter loss at regional level. The analysis using the total data-set confirmed findings from earlier surveys that smaller beekeeping operations with at most 50 colonies suffer significantly higher losses than larger operations (p < .001). Beekeepers migrating their colonies had significantly lower losses than those not migrating (p < .001), a different finding from previous research. Evaluation of six different forage sources as potential risk factors for colony loss indicated that intensive foraging on any of five of these plant sources (Orchards, Oilseed Rape, Maize, Heather and Autumn Forage Crops) was associated with significantly higher winter losses. This finding requires further study and explanation. A table is included giving detailed results of loss rates and the impact of the tested forage sources for each country and overall.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon",
journal = "Journal of Apicultural Research",
title = "Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources",
volume = "58",
number = "4",
pages = "479-485",
doi = "10.1080/00218839.2019.1615661"
}
Gray, A., Brodschneider, R., Adjlane, N., Ballis, A., Brusbardis, V., Charriere, J., Chlebo, R., Coffey, M. F., Cornelissen, B., da Costa, C. A., Csaki, T., Dahle, B., Danihlik, J., Drazić, M. M., Evans, G., Fedoriak, M., Forsythe, I., de Graaf, D., Gregorc, A., Johannesen, J., Kauko, L., Kristiansen, P., Martikkala, M., Martin-Hernandez, R., Aurelio Medina-Flores, C., Mutinelli, F., Patalano, S., Petrov, P., Raudmets, A., Ryzhikov, V. A., Simon-Delso, N., Stevanović, J., Topolska, G., Uzunov, A., Vejsnaes, F., Williams, A., Zammit-Mangion, M.,& Soroker, V.. (2019). Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources. in Journal of Apicultural Research
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 58(4), 479-485.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2019.1615661
Gray A, Brodschneider R, Adjlane N, Ballis A, Brusbardis V, Charriere J, Chlebo R, Coffey MF, Cornelissen B, da Costa CA, Csaki T, Dahle B, Danihlik J, Drazić MM, Evans G, Fedoriak M, Forsythe I, de Graaf D, Gregorc A, Johannesen J, Kauko L, Kristiansen P, Martikkala M, Martin-Hernandez R, Aurelio Medina-Flores C, Mutinelli F, Patalano S, Petrov P, Raudmets A, Ryzhikov VA, Simon-Delso N, Stevanović J, Topolska G, Uzunov A, Vejsnaes F, Williams A, Zammit-Mangion M, Soroker V. Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources. in Journal of Apicultural Research. 2019;58(4):479-485.
doi:10.1080/00218839.2019.1615661 .
Gray, Alison, Brodschneider, Robert, Adjlane, Noureddine, Ballis, Alexis, Brusbardis, Valters, Charriere, Jean-Daniel, Chlebo, Robert, Coffey, Mary F., Cornelissen, Bram, da Costa, Cristina Amaro, Csaki, Tamas, Dahle, Bjorn, Danihlik, Jiri, Drazić, Marica Maja, Evans, Garth, Fedoriak, Mariia, Forsythe, Ivan, de Graaf, Dirk, Gregorc, Ales, Johannesen, Jes, Kauko, Lassi, Kristiansen, Preben, Martikkala, Maritta, Martin-Hernandez, Raquel, Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos, Mutinelli, Franco, Patalano, Solenn, Petrov, Plamen, Raudmets, Aivar, Ryzhikov, Vladimir A., Simon-Delso, Noa, Stevanović, Jevrosima, Topolska, Grazyna, Uzunov, Aleksandar, Vejsnaes, Flemming, Williams, Anthony, Zammit-Mangion, Marion, Soroker, Victoria, "Loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2017/18 in 36 countries participating in the COLOSS survey, including effects of forage sources" in Journal of Apicultural Research, 58, no. 4 (2019):479-485,
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2019.1615661 . .
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Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey

Brodschneider, Robert; Gray, Alison; Adjlane, Noureddine; Ballis, Alexis; Brusbardis, Valters; Charriere, Jean-Daniel; Chlebo, Robert; Coffey, Mary F.; Dahle, Bjorn; de Graaf, Dirk C.; Drazić, Marica Maja; Evans, Garth; Fedoriak, Mariia; Forsythe, Ivan; Gregorc, Ales; Grzeda, Urszula; Hetzroni, Amots; Kauko, Lassi; Kristiansen, Preben; Martikkala, Maritta; Martin-Hernandez, Raquel; Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos; Mutinelli, Franco; Raudmets, Aivar; Ryzhikov, Vladimir A.; Simon-Delso, Noa; Stevanović, Jevrosima; Uzunov, Aleksandar; Vejsnaes, Flemming; Woehl, Saskia; Zammit-Mangion, Marion; Danihlik, Jiri

(Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon, 2018)

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Brodschneider, Robert
AU  - Gray, Alison
AU  - Adjlane, Noureddine
AU  - Ballis, Alexis
AU  - Brusbardis, Valters
AU  - Charriere, Jean-Daniel
AU  - Chlebo, Robert
AU  - Coffey, Mary F.
AU  - Dahle, Bjorn
AU  - de Graaf, Dirk C.
AU  - Drazić, Marica Maja
AU  - Evans, Garth
AU  - Fedoriak, Mariia
AU  - Forsythe, Ivan
AU  - Gregorc, Ales
AU  - Grzeda, Urszula
AU  - Hetzroni, Amots
AU  - Kauko, Lassi
AU  - Kristiansen, Preben
AU  - Martikkala, Maritta
AU  - Martin-Hernandez, Raquel
AU  - Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos
AU  - Mutinelli, Franco
AU  - Raudmets, Aivar
AU  - Ryzhikov, Vladimir A.
AU  - Simon-Delso, Noa
AU  - Stevanović, Jevrosima
AU  - Uzunov, Aleksandar
AU  - Vejsnaes, Flemming
AU  - Woehl, Saskia
AU  - Zammit-Mangion, Marion
AU  - Danihlik, Jiri
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1624
AB  - In this short note we present comparable loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from 27 European countries plus Algeria, Israel and Mexico, obtained with the COLOSS questionnaire. The 14,813 beekeepers providing valid loss data collectively wintered 425,762 colonies, and reported 21,887 (5.1%, 95% confidence interval 5.0-5.3%) colonies with unsolvable queen problems and 60,227 (14.1%, 95% CI 13.8-14.4%) dead colonies after winter. Additionally we asked for colonies lost due to natural disaster, which made up another 6,903 colonies (1.6%, 95% CI 1.5-1.7%). This results in an overall loss rate of 20.9% (95% CI 20.6-21.3%) of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017, with marked differences among countries. The overall analysis showed that small operations suffered higher losses than larger ones (p < 0.001). Overall migratory beekeeping had no significant effect on the risk of winter loss, though there was an effect in several countries. A table is presented giving detailed results from 30 countries. A map is also included, showing relative risk of colony winter loss at regional level.
PB  - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2  - Journal of Apicultural Research
T1  - Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey
VL  - 57
IS  - 3
SP  - 452
EP  - 457
DO  - 10.1080/00218839.2018.1460911
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Brodschneider, Robert and Gray, Alison and Adjlane, Noureddine and Ballis, Alexis and Brusbardis, Valters and Charriere, Jean-Daniel and Chlebo, Robert and Coffey, Mary F. and Dahle, Bjorn and de Graaf, Dirk C. and Drazić, Marica Maja and Evans, Garth and Fedoriak, Mariia and Forsythe, Ivan and Gregorc, Ales and Grzeda, Urszula and Hetzroni, Amots and Kauko, Lassi and Kristiansen, Preben and Martikkala, Maritta and Martin-Hernandez, Raquel and Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos and Mutinelli, Franco and Raudmets, Aivar and Ryzhikov, Vladimir A. and Simon-Delso, Noa and Stevanović, Jevrosima and Uzunov, Aleksandar and Vejsnaes, Flemming and Woehl, Saskia and Zammit-Mangion, Marion and Danihlik, Jiri",
year = "2018",
abstract = "In this short note we present comparable loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from 27 European countries plus Algeria, Israel and Mexico, obtained with the COLOSS questionnaire. The 14,813 beekeepers providing valid loss data collectively wintered 425,762 colonies, and reported 21,887 (5.1%, 95% confidence interval 5.0-5.3%) colonies with unsolvable queen problems and 60,227 (14.1%, 95% CI 13.8-14.4%) dead colonies after winter. Additionally we asked for colonies lost due to natural disaster, which made up another 6,903 colonies (1.6%, 95% CI 1.5-1.7%). This results in an overall loss rate of 20.9% (95% CI 20.6-21.3%) of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017, with marked differences among countries. The overall analysis showed that small operations suffered higher losses than larger ones (p < 0.001). Overall migratory beekeeping had no significant effect on the risk of winter loss, though there was an effect in several countries. A table is presented giving detailed results from 30 countries. A map is also included, showing relative risk of colony winter loss at regional level.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon",
journal = "Journal of Apicultural Research",
title = "Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey",
volume = "57",
number = "3",
pages = "452-457",
doi = "10.1080/00218839.2018.1460911"
}
Brodschneider, R., Gray, A., Adjlane, N., Ballis, A., Brusbardis, V., Charriere, J., Chlebo, R., Coffey, M. F., Dahle, B., de Graaf, D. C., Drazić, M. M., Evans, G., Fedoriak, M., Forsythe, I., Gregorc, A., Grzeda, U., Hetzroni, A., Kauko, L., Kristiansen, P., Martikkala, M., Martin-Hernandez, R., Aurelio Medina-Flores, C., Mutinelli, F., Raudmets, A., Ryzhikov, V. A., Simon-Delso, N., Stevanović, J., Uzunov, A., Vejsnaes, F., Woehl, S., Zammit-Mangion, M.,& Danihlik, J.. (2018). Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey. in Journal of Apicultural Research
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 57(3), 452-457.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1460911
Brodschneider R, Gray A, Adjlane N, Ballis A, Brusbardis V, Charriere J, Chlebo R, Coffey MF, Dahle B, de Graaf DC, Drazić MM, Evans G, Fedoriak M, Forsythe I, Gregorc A, Grzeda U, Hetzroni A, Kauko L, Kristiansen P, Martikkala M, Martin-Hernandez R, Aurelio Medina-Flores C, Mutinelli F, Raudmets A, Ryzhikov VA, Simon-Delso N, Stevanović J, Uzunov A, Vejsnaes F, Woehl S, Zammit-Mangion M, Danihlik J. Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey. in Journal of Apicultural Research. 2018;57(3):452-457.
doi:10.1080/00218839.2018.1460911 .
Brodschneider, Robert, Gray, Alison, Adjlane, Noureddine, Ballis, Alexis, Brusbardis, Valters, Charriere, Jean-Daniel, Chlebo, Robert, Coffey, Mary F., Dahle, Bjorn, de Graaf, Dirk C., Drazić, Marica Maja, Evans, Garth, Fedoriak, Mariia, Forsythe, Ivan, Gregorc, Ales, Grzeda, Urszula, Hetzroni, Amots, Kauko, Lassi, Kristiansen, Preben, Martikkala, Maritta, Martin-Hernandez, Raquel, Aurelio Medina-Flores, Carlos, Mutinelli, Franco, Raudmets, Aivar, Ryzhikov, Vladimir A., Simon-Delso, Noa, Stevanović, Jevrosima, Uzunov, Aleksandar, Vejsnaes, Flemming, Woehl, Saskia, Zammit-Mangion, Marion, Danihlik, Jiri, "Multi-country loss rates of honey bee colonies during winter 2016/2017 from the COLOSS survey" in Journal of Apicultural Research, 57, no. 3 (2018):452-457,
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1460911 . .
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