"Bees" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.
| Descriptor ID |
D001516
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.875.387
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bees" by people in Profiles.
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A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions. Sci Data. 2026 Mar 07; 13(1).
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Insights from U.S. beekeeper triage surveys following unusually high honey bee colony losses 2024-2025. Sci Total Environ. 2025 Nov 10; 1003:180650.
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Bees remain heat tolerant after acute exposure to desiccation and starvation. J Exp Biol. 2024 12 15; 227(24).
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Bees display limited acclimation capacity for heat tolerance. Biol Open. 2024 03 01; 13(3).
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Concern for an Antibiotic-Resistant Skin and Soft Tissue Infection after a Bee Sting. Pediatr Rev. 2023 04 01; 44(4):e9-e12.
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Convergent and complementary selection shaped gains and losses of eusociality in sweat bees. Nat Ecol Evol. 2023 04; 7(4):557-569.
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Thermal limits of Africanized honey bees are influenced by temperature ramping rate but not by other experimental conditions. J Therm Biol. 2022 Dec; 110:103369.
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Defense against territorial intrusion is associated with DNA methylation changes in the honey bee brain. BMC Genomics. 2018 03 26; 19(1):216.
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The role of the gut microbiome in health and disease of adult honey bee workers. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2018 04; 26:97-104.
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Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes. mBio. 2017 12 12; 8(6).