<i>Varroa destructor</i> – Free Islands in the South West Indian Ocean

Muli, Elliud; Okwaro, Louis Allan; Kilonzo, Joseph; Ali, Nobataine; Monthy, Gerald Terence

doi:10.1080/0005772x.2018.1522835

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“…In the last 10 years, new invasions were noted in Hawaii [2], Reunion Island [3], Madagascar [4], Mauritius Island [5] and also African countries such as Uganda [6] and Ethiopia [7]. In early 2020, only Australia, several countries in Africa and a few islands have yet to report the presence of V. destructor in their A. mellifera populations [8,9]. Despite the extensive literature on the mite (see [10][11][12] for reviews), its biology and impact on its honey bee host remain partially unknown.…”

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Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?

Noël

Conte

Mondet

2020

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences

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Since its migration from the Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) to the European honey bee (Apis mellifera), the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has emerged as a major issue for beekeeping worldwide. Due to a short history of coevolution, the host–parasite relationship between A. mellifera and V. destructor is unbalanced, with honey bees suffering infestation effects at the individual, colony and population levels. Several control solutions have been developed to tackle the colony and production losses due to Varroa, but the burden caused by the mite in combination with other biotic and abiotic factors continues to increase, weakening the beekeeping industry. In this synthetic review, we highlight the main advances made between 2015 and 2020 on V. destructor biology and its impact on the health of the honey bee, A. mellifera. We also describe the main control solutions that are currently available to fight the mite and place a special focus on new methodological developments, which point to integrated pest management strategies for the control of Varroa in honey bee colonies.

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Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?

Noël

Conte

Mondet

2020

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“…Even though they are not considered serious pests of African honey bees, they can be a seasonal problem in some places if present in large numbers and are known to cause colonies to abscond (118). The small hive beetle A. tumidae has been reported as a serious pest on the island of Mauritius, where beekeepers report heavy losses (70). Mauritius also has a recent history of European subspecies importations (112).…”

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Ecology and Management of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)

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Muli,

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2024

Annu. Rev. Entomol.

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In Africa, humans evolved as honey hunters of honey bee subspecies adapted to diverse geographical regions. Beekeeping today is practiced much as it was when Africans moved from honey hunting to beekeeping nearly 5,000 years ago, with beekeepers relying on seasonally available wild bees. Research suggests that populations are resilient, able to resist diseases and novel parasites. Distinct biomes, as well as environmental pressures, shaped the behavior and biology of these bees and in turn influenced how indigenous beekeeping developed. It appears that passive beekeeping practices that enabled free-living populations contributed to the overall resilience and health of the bee. There is clearly a need for research aimed at a deeper understanding of bee biology and the ecosystems from which they benefit and on which humans depend, as well as a growing realization that the management of these bees requires an indigenous approach that reflects a broader knowledge base and the economics of local communities and markets.

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“…Without treatment against this mite, infested A. mellifera colonies usually die within 6 months to 2 years (Kraus and Page, 1995;Le Conte et al, 2010). In the wake of the occurrence of V. destructor in New Zealand in 2000 (Todd et al, 2007;Mondet et al, 2014) and in Hawaii in 2007 (Martin et al, 2012), this mite has been distributed globally except for Australia and a few remote islands (Muli et al, 2018;Noël et al, 2020;Traynor et al, 2020).…”

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Genome-Wide Identification of Long Non-coding RNAs in the Gravid Ectoparasite Varroa destructor

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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) emerge as critical regulators across a wide variety of biological functions in living organisms. However, to date, no systematic characterization of lncRNAs has been investigated in the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, the most severe biotic threat to honey bees worldwide. Here, we performed an initial genome-wide identification of lncRNAs in V. destructor via high-throughput sequencing technology and reported, for the first time, the transcriptomic landscape of lncRNAs in the devastating parasite. By means of a lncRNA identification pipeline, 6,645 novel lncRNA transcripts, encoded by 3,897 gene loci, were identified, including 2,066 sense lncRNAs, 2,772 lincRNAs, and 1,807 lncNATs. Compared with protein-coding mRNAs, V. destructor lncRNAs are shorter in terms of full length, as well as of the ORF length, contain less exons, and express at lower level. GO term and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses of the lncRNA target genes demonstrated that these predicted lncRNAs may be potentially responsible for the regulatory functions of cellular and biological progresses in the reproductive phase of V. destructor. To our knowledge, this is the first catalog of lncRNA profile in the parasitiformes species, providing a valuable resource for genetic and genomic studies. Understanding the characteristics and features of lncRNAs in V. destructor would promote sustainable parasite control.

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Varroa destructor – Free Islands in the South West Indian Ocean

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?

Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?

Ecology and Management of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)

Genome-Wide Identification of Long Non-coding RNAs in the Gravid Ectoparasite Varroa destructor

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