Transmission routes of parasite Nosema ceranae in the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera
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Authors
Swartzendruber, Mauricio R.
Issue Date
2018
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Presentation
Language
en_US
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Abstract
Honey bees serve as important pollinators that improve both
production and quality of crops in the agricultural industry. Nosema
ceranae, a parasite to the honey bee, is threatening bee populations
around the world. As a relatively new disease, the pathway that N.
ceranae is spread is still unknown. It has been suggested that it
spreads through an oral-to-oral pathway through food sharing. Cages
containing one infected be and two young uninfected bees were used
with an experimental group using a restrained bee to eliminate the
chance of the fecal-to-oral pathway. In the restrained bee group, the
restrained bee was the only bee in the cage to receive food, increasing
the likelihood that it would share food with the young uninfected bees.
After running two trials for 18 days, exchanging young bees for
new bees every 2 days, there was insufficient data to attribute to any
conclusions. The lack of data likely due to limited interaction between
the infected be and the uninfected young bees. Modification to the
study with sufficient interaction between infected and uninfected bees
is suggested.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College
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