The ectoparasitic mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae reduces western honey bee, Apis mellifera, longevity and emergence weight, and promotes Deformed wing virus infections
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25/04/2016
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| Resumo |
Historically an ectoparasite of the native Giant honey bee Apis dorsata, the mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae has switched hosts to the introduced western honey bee Apis mellifera throughout much of Asia. Few data regarding lethal and sub-lethal effects of T. mercedesae on A. mellifera exist, despite its similarity to the devastating mite Varroa destructor. Here we artificially infested worker brood of A. mellifera with T. mercedesae to investigate lethal (longevity) and sub-lethal (emergence weight, Deformed wing virus (DWV) levels and clinical symptoms of DWV) effects of the mite on its new host. The data show that T. mercedesae infestation significantly reduced host longevity and emergence weight, and promoted both DWV levels and associated clinical symptoms. Our results suggest that T. mercedesae is a potentially important parasite to the economically important A. mellifera honey bee. |
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application/pdf |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/83500/1/Khongphinitbunjongetal_SIP_Tropilaelaps.pdf Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong; Neumann, Peter; Chantawannakul, Panuwan; Williams, Geoffrey Rhys (2016). The ectoparasitic mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae reduces western honey bee, Apis mellifera, longevity and emergence weight, and promotes Deformed wing virus infections. Journal of invertebrate pathology, 137, pp. 38-42. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jip.2016.04.006 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2016.04.006> doi:10.7892/boris.83500 info:doi:10.1016/j.jip.2016.04.006 info:pmid:27126517 urn:issn:0022-2011 |
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eng |
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Elsevier |
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http://boris.unibe.ch/83500/ |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| Fonte |
Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong; Neumann, Peter; Chantawannakul, Panuwan; Williams, Geoffrey Rhys (2016). The ectoparasitic mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae reduces western honey bee, Apis mellifera, longevity and emergence weight, and promotes Deformed wing virus infections. Journal of invertebrate pathology, 137, pp. 38-42. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jip.2016.04.006 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2016.04.006> |
| Palavras-Chave | #570 Life sciences; biology #590 Animals (Zoology) #630 Agriculture |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion PeerReviewed |
