Position of the Anaphylaxis, Insect Venom Allergy and Mastocytosis Section of the Polish Society of Allergology regarding the principles of diagnosing hypersensitivity to Hymenopte... by Marita Nittner-Marszalska, Marek Niedoszytko, Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz, Andrzej Bożek, Iwona Poziomkowska-Gęsicka, Radoslaw Gawlik, Marta Chełmińska

“…With the aim of optimizing and improving the quality of allergy care for all these patient groups, the Anaphylaxis, Insect Venom Allergy, and Mastocytosis Section of the Polish Allergy Society has developed a scheme for the diagnostic and treatment process of patients with sensitization and allergy to bee, wasp, hornet, and bumblebee venom. The recommendations presented in this article are based on the guidelines of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), as well as on the results of research, meta-analyses, and recommendations of scientific societies from the last 5 years, and the opinions of physicians dealing with the treatment of allergies to hymenoptera venom. …”
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On the analytic generalization of particle deflection in the weak field regime and shadow size in light of EHT constraints for Schwarzschild-like black hole solutions by Reggie C. Pantig

“…This work provided four examples, including Schwarzschild-like solutions in the context of Bumblebee gravity theory and the Kalb–Ramond framework, as well as one example from a black hole surrounded by soliton dark matter. …”
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Effects of Soil Quality Enhancement on Pollinator-Plant Interactions by Yasmin J. Cardoza, Gabriel K. Harris, Christina M. Grozinger

“…Results from experiments conducted over three field seasons demonstrated that, in at least two out of three years, VC amendment significantly increased visit length, while reducing the time to first discovery. Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) workers that fed on flowers from VC-amended plants had significantly larger and more active ovaries, a measure of nutritional quality. …”
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The trypanosomatid (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) parasites in bees: A review on their environmental circulation, impacts and implications by Rossella Tiritelli, Giovanni Cilia, Tamara Gómez-Moracho

“…While Crithidia mellificae and C. bombi were initially discovered and studied in honey bees and bumblebees, respectively, molecular techniques revealed Lotmaria passim as the predominant trypanosomatid in honey bees globally. …”
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Fungi of entomopathogenic potential in Chytridiomycota and Blastocladiomycota, and in fungal allies of the Oomycota and Microsporidia by Agata Kaczmarek, Mieczysława I. Boguś

“…The Microsporidia are parasites of economically-important insects, including grasshoppers, lady beetles, bumblebees, colorado potato beetles and honeybees. They have been found to display some fungal characteristics, and phylogenetic studies suggest that they are related to fungi, either as a basal branch or sister group. …”
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Can the African weaver ant be used as a vector of entomopathogenic fungi to bolster the biological control of tephritid fruit fly pests? by Thibault Nève de Mévergnies, Samba Diop, Massamba Diakhaté, Claire Detrain, Frédéric Bouvery, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux

“…Entomovectoring is an environmentally friendly pest control strategy where insects act as precision vectors of a biocide to target pest populations through phoretic dispersal. While bumblebees are the only insects used commercially for this purpose, other insect species, including ants, offer untapped potential. …”
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