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¹ Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, 61080, Trabzon, Türkiye Viewed : 2199 - Downloaded : 1136 Organisms infecting insects are known as entomopathogen. Entomopathogens include members of a large group of viruses, bacteria, protist, fungi and nematodes. Biological control of insect pests by using entomopathogenic organisms becomes more popular in the term of using ecological control strategies. Although they are non or less toxic to environment, their undesirable effects on honey bees are interested by bee keepers. There are several studies on the determination of entomopathogenic effects on honey bees in the literatures. However, their effects will be main topic in near future in our country. In this review article, the effects of entomopathogenic organisms on honey bees are discussed with current studies in the literature. Keywords : Honey bee, Apis mellifera, Entomopathogen, Effect