Strategies to Mitigate the Adverse Impacts of Viral Infections on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies DOI Creative Commons
Ivana Tlak Gajger, Hossam F. Abou‐Shaara, Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl

и другие.

Insects, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(5), С. 509 - 509

Опубликована: Май 10, 2025

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) play a crucial role in global food production through the pollination of various crops. These vital insects are susceptible to range viral pathogens that can disrupt their normal behavior and physiology, ultimately affecting colony dynamics survival. There diverse viruses infect honey at different life stages, with year-round prevalence. multiple pathways which be transmitted among colonies. Notably, there is also lack commercial treatments against infections bees, but some promising strategies exist mitigate negative effects, including vector control, implementation good beekeeping practices biosecurity measures. While methods for treating infected colonies have garnered attention, they receive less focus compared aspects like transmission seasonal prevalence viruses. This article aims review aforementioned light available literature. It presents succinct practical approaches categorized based on potential direct or indirect effects viruses, providing beekeepers researchers an overview both fully established still-developing methods. Controlling ectoparasitic Varroa destructor mite population, significantly impacts virulence reducing infections. Practical such as selectively breeding bee populations resistant ensuring proper nutrition important strategies. Moreover, genetic been proposed tested. The not only emphasizes these discusses knowledge gaps suggests future solutions improve health productivity

Язык: Английский

Strategies to Mitigate the Adverse Impacts of Viral Infections on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies DOI Creative Commons
Ivana Tlak Gajger, Hossam F. Abou‐Shaara, Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerl

и другие.

Insects, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16(5), С. 509 - 509

Опубликована: Май 10, 2025

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) play a crucial role in global food production through the pollination of various crops. These vital insects are susceptible to range viral pathogens that can disrupt their normal behavior and physiology, ultimately affecting colony dynamics survival. There diverse viruses infect honey at different life stages, with year-round prevalence. multiple pathways which be transmitted among colonies. Notably, there is also lack commercial treatments against infections bees, but some promising strategies exist mitigate negative effects, including vector control, implementation good beekeeping practices biosecurity measures. While methods for treating infected colonies have garnered attention, they receive less focus compared aspects like transmission seasonal prevalence viruses. This article aims review aforementioned light available literature. It presents succinct practical approaches categorized based on potential direct or indirect effects viruses, providing beekeepers researchers an overview both fully established still-developing methods. Controlling ectoparasitic Varroa destructor mite population, significantly impacts virulence reducing infections. Practical such as selectively breeding bee populations resistant ensuring proper nutrition important strategies. Moreover, genetic been proposed tested. The not only emphasizes these discusses knowledge gaps suggests future solutions improve health productivity

Язык: Английский

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