Sudden deaths and colony population decline in Greek honey bee colonies

Bacandritsos, N.; Granato, Anna; Budge, Giles E.; Papanastasiou, Iosif; Roinioti, Erifylli; Caldon, Mauro; Falcaro, Christian; Gallina, Albino; Mutinelli, Franco

doi:10.1016/j.jip.2010.08.004

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“…Between 1961 and 2007, honey bee populations in Europe and North America declined by 26% and 49%, respectively (vanEngelsdorp and Meixner, 2010). Different episodes of mortality and reductions in honey production associated with viral infections have been reported worldwide (Chen et al, 2005;Chen and Siede, 2007;Bacandritsos et al, 2010;Gumusova et al, 2010;Genersch and Aubert, 2010;Ai et al, 2012). In effect, there is increasing concern about the effect of viral infections on honey bee populations, largely due to the potential relation between viral diseases and honey bee mortality (Cox Foster et al, 2007;Maori et al, 2009;Hunter et al, 2010).…”

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Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of honey bee viruses in the Biobío Region of Chile and their association with other honey bee pathogens

Rodríguez¹,

Vargas²,

Antúnez

et al. 2014

Chilean J. Agric. Res.

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Different episodes of mortalities of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies have been associated with the presence of honey bee pathogens. Since the Biobío Region has among the highest number of apiaries in Chile, the aim of the present study was to identify viruses in the Region affecting honey bees, evaluate their relation to other pathogens, and conduct a phylogenetic analysis. Pupae and adult bees were collected from 60 apiaries of Apis mellifera L. in the Biobío Region over 2 yr. RNA viruses were detected by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), and Acarapis woodi, Nosema spp., and Varroa destructor via PCR. Three viruses were detected: Acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), Black queen cell virus (BQCV) and Deformed wing virus (DWV) in 2%, 10%, and 42% of the apiaries, respectively. No statistical correlation was observed between the presence of the different viruses, V. destructor, A. woodi, and the two Nosema species, and the bee development stages. One year after the first sampling, DWV and BQCV were detected mainly in foraging adult bee samples. Three percent of the apiaries were infected with N. apis and 18% with N. ceranae, 5% were positive for V. destructor, while A. woodi was not detected. PCR products were sequenced and compared to the Genbank database. Chilean sequences of ABPV, BQCV, and DWV showed high percentages of similarity to other isolates in South America.

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Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of honey bee viruses in the Biobío Region of Chile and their association with other honey bee pathogens

Rodríguez¹,

Vargas²,

Antúnez

et al. 2014

Chilean J. Agric. Res.

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“…There are reports of declines of managed pollinators (honey bees) throughout the world (van Engelsdorp & Meixner, 2010;National Research Council, 2007;Potts et al, 2010). Similarly, elevated colony losses have been reported from Europe (Crailsheim, Brodschneider, & Neumann, 2009;Potts et al, 2009), the Middle East (Haddad, Bataeneh, Albaba, Obeid, & Abdulrahman, 2009), including countries like Austria (Brodschneider & Crailsheim, 2010), Denmark (Vejsnaes, Nielsen, & Kryger, 2010), England (Aston, 2010), France (Chauzat et al, 2010), Greece (Bacandritsos et al, 2010), Italy (Bortolotti et al, 2010), the Netherlands (Zee, 2010), Norway (Dahle, 2010), Poland (Topolska et al, 2010), Scotland (Gray, Peterson, & Teale, 2010), Bulgaria (Ivanova & Petrov, 2010), Croatia (Gajger , Vugrek, Grilec, & Petrinec, 2010), Bosnia and Herzegovia (Santrac, Granato, & Mutinelli, 2010), Canada (Currie, Pernal, & Guzman-Novoa, 2010) and the USA (Ellis, Evans, & Pettis, 2010;van Englesdorp & Mexiner, 2010). This can be demonstrated by …”

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Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) and Pollination Issues: Current status, impacts and potential drivers of decline

Paudel¹,

Mackereth²,

Hanley³

et al. 2015

JAS

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European honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are important pollinators of many fruits, nuts, vegetables and field crops. Honey bees also pollinate different wild flowering plants and help to maintain the ecosystems. Currently, these pollinators are facing a number of threats including habitat destruction, pesticides, mites, parasites and loss of genetic diversity. Because of the decline in their number, there is a great loss of ecological services which impacts the world's economy. This review of honey bee and pollination issues highlights the need of protection and conservation of these important pollinators. Research is required to quantify the synergistic effects of potential drivers for current colony loss and to identify the ecotypes and native species of honey bees which are more resistant to pests, pathogens and pesticides.

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“…Later Higes et al (2006) reported the presence of N. ceranae infecting A. mellifera in Europe for the first time. Chen et al (2008) collected samples of honey bees between the years 1995 to 2007 and found the pathogen in 12 states in the USA; Liu et al (2008) reported it in China, while other reports over the years include Canada (Williams et al 2008a); Greece (Bacandritsos et al 2010); Thailand (Chaimanee et al 2010); different prefectures in Japan (Yoshiyama and Kimura 2011); several Balkan countries (Stevanovic et al 2011); and Turkey (Whitaker et al 2011). Moreover, Klee et al (2007) reported that N. ceranae is a disease of global proportions detected in many parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia, America and Oceania (Higes et al 2006, Calderón et al 2008, Giersch et al 2009b , Chen and Huang 2010.…”

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Distribution, epidemiological characteristics and control methods of the pathogen Nosema ceranae Fries in honey bees Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Araneda

Cumian²,

Morales

2015

Arch. med. vet.

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Sudden deaths and colony population decline in Greek honey bee colonies

Cited by 153 publications

References 36 publications

Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of honey bee viruses in the Biobío Region of Chile and their association with other honey bee pathogens

Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of honey bee viruses in the Biobío Region of Chile and their association with other honey bee pathogens

Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) and Pollination Issues: Current status, impacts and potential drivers of decline

Distribution, epidemiological characteristics and control methods of the pathogen Nosema ceranae Fries in honey bees Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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