Resistance to American foulbrood disease by honey bee colonies Apis mellifera bred for hygienic behavior

By M. Spivak, G. Reuter. 2001

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Differences in olfactory sensitivity and behavioral responses among honey bees bred for hygienic behavior (2003, background): “The relative rate at which the bees remove dead brood is correlated with the removal of diseased brood, and hence disease resistance (Jones and Rothenbuhler 1964; Gilliam et al. 1983; Spivak and Reuter 2001 ).”
Immune pathways and defence mechanisms in honey bees Apis mellifera (2006, background): “For example, ‘hygienic behaviour’ first described for honey bees (Rothenbuhler, 1964) is now a classical example of a social defence, whereby workers identify and remove infected larvae from among the healthy brood (Spivak & Reuter, 2001).”