The effect of Agaricus brasiliensis extract supplementation on honey bee colonies

Stevanović, Jevrosima; Stanimirović, Zoran; Simeunović, Predrag; Lakic, Nada; Radovic, Ivica; Soković, Marina; Griensven, L. J. L. D. van

doi:10.1590/0001-3765201820150182

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“…Bee colonies in the experiment were uniform regarding the number of frames, populations of adult bees and the quantity of stored food [29]. Throughout the experiment, the health of the colonies was checked on a reguar basis, as recommended by ОIE [30].…”

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Anti-Varroa Efficiency of Coumaphos and Its Influence on Oxidative Stress and Survival of Honey Bees

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Apart from the efficiency of coumaphos against Varroa mites, its impact on the oxidative status and survival of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) was assessed. The research was conducted on hives from the same apiary, equalised regarding the number of bees, brood area and food storage. Based on Varroa infestation the hives were allotted to two groups: non-infested (N) and infested (I). Both groups were either treated (T) – NT and IT, or untreated (U) – NU and IU. The treatment of infested bees was controlled with a follow-up treatment with amitraz. The efficiency of coumaphos was 96-97%. This organophosphate had a negligible effect on bee survival, but it significantly affected their oxidative status: superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities, and the concentrations of malonyl dialdehyde (MDA). Coumaphos significantly (p˂0.0001) decreased SOD activity in non-infested bees, but increased it in those infested. By contrast, both CAT and GST activities, as well as MDA concentrations significantly increased (from p˂0.05 to p˂0.0001) after treatment in all groups, with the exception of IT, where it declined. Coumaphos in non-infested hives caused oxidative stress per se, not unlike varroa in infested colonies. However, in infested colonies it decreased oxidative stress, owing to its efficacy against Varroa mites and contributed to the recovery of bee colonies. In spite of its certain downsides, coumaphos remains an effective anti-varroa substance, but should be used with precaution, not to add to the effects of environmental factors which may cause red-ox misbalance.

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Anti-Varroa Efficiency of Coumaphos and Its Influence on Oxidative Stress and Survival of Honey Bees

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“…The use of supplements with sugar syrup should not be avoided, since they provide suffi cient amino acids, peptides, micro-and macroelements which are absent from pure sugar syrup [18]. The use of supplements may prevent energetic, immune and oxidative stress in bees, and thus prevent losses in apiaries [129,[171][172][173][174]. The presence of a young, healthy bee queen in the hive guarantees the development of healthy bee colonies and successful beekeeping [131,175].…”

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Looking for the causes of and solutions to the issue of honey bee colony losses

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Colony losses, including those induced by the colony collapse disorder, are an urgent problem of contemporary apiculture which has been capturing the attention of both apiculturists and the research community. CCD is characterized by the absence of adult dead bees in the hive in which few workers and a queen remain, the ratio between the brood quantity and the number of workers is heavily disturbed in favor of the former, and more than enough food is present. Robbing behavior and pests usually attacking the weakened colony do not occur. In the present paper, the causes of the emergence of this problem are discussed, as well as the measures of its prevention. The following factors, which lead to colony losses, are analyzed: shortage of high-quality food (pollen and honey); infestation with parasites, primarily with Varroa destructor, and mixed virus infections; bacterial infections (American and European foulbrood), fungal infections (nosemosis and ascosphaerosis) and trypanosomal infections (lotmariosis); and, finally, general management of the apiary. Certain preventive measures are proposed: (1) providing ample high-quality forage and clean water, (2) avoiding sugarisation, i.e. superfluous use of sugar syrup, (3) meeting the nutritional needs of the colony, (4) when feeding bees, taking care of the timing and the composition of diet, avoiding pure sugar syrup which in excessive quantities may induce energetic and oxidative stress, (5) when there is a shortage of natural feed – honey in the brood chamber – use sugar syrup with natural/artificial supplements to avoid protein starvation, (6) organized control of V. destructor in the colonies is obligatory due to its vector role, and (7) compliance with hygienic and sanitary measures and principles of good apiculture practice and management in apiaries. To conclude, all preventive measures are feasible in compliance with rules and regulations concerning regular spring and autumn bee health monitoring by licensed veterinarians, who can propose adequate treatments if necessary.

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“…Moreover, its effectiveness has been questioned [28], imposing a constant effort of scientists to discover alternative substances, which would be effective against Nosema spp. Among many natural compounds tested [5,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47], some of them showed promising anti-Nosema effects such as algae and fungus extracts [5,22,[36][37][38][39], chitosan and peptidoglycan [40], naringenin, sulforaphane and carvacrol [41], probiotics [42,46], natural substances from Brassicaceae defatted seed meals [43], and natural-based commercial formulations [5,44,47,48]. Diet with the addition of plant-based, amino acid and vitamin supplements, led to reduction of N. ceranae spore number [5,48], immunostimulation, and reduction of oxidative stress in N. ceranae-infected bees [5], and consequently to the improved condition of bees.…”

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“…Interest in mushrooms has been increasing among researchers due to their nutritional and medicinal properties; mushrooms of the genus Agaricus contain numerous biologically-active substances (such as glucans, mannan, lentinan, schizophyllan, scleroglucan) with certain antitumor, antidiabetic, and immunostimulatory effects [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]. Stevanovic et al [38] observed a favorable effect of A. blazei extract on the strength parameters of bee colonies in a field experiment, while Glavinic et al [5] revealed the positive effect of A. blazei extract in laboratory experiment. The extract stimulated the expression of genes important for immunity, reducing oxidative stress caused by N. ceranae and consequently reducing N. ceranae infection.…”

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Effects of Agaricus bisporus Mushroom Extract on Honey Bees Infected with Nosema ceranae

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Rajković

Vunduk

et al. 2021

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Agaricus bisporus water crude extract was tested on honey bees for the first time. The first part of the cage experiment was set for selecting one concentration of the A. bisporus extract. Concentration of 200 µg/g was further tested in the second part of the experiment where bee survival and food consumption were monitored together with Nosema infection level and expression of five genes (abaecin, hymenoptaecin, defensin, apidaecin, and vitellogenin) that were evaluated in bees sampled on days 7 and 15. Survival rate of Nosema-infected bees was significantly greater in groups fed with A. bisporus-enriched syrup compared to those fed with a pure sucrose syrup. Besides, the anti-Nosema effect of A. bisporus extract was greatest when applied from the third day which coincides with the time of infection with N. ceranae. Daily food consumption did not differ between the groups indicating good acceptability and palatability of the extract. A. bisporus extract showed a stimulative effect on four out of five monitored genes. Both anti-Nosema and nutrigenomic effects of A. bisporus extract were observed when supplementation started at the moment of N. ceranae infection or preventively (before or simultaneously with the infection).

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The effect of Agaricus brasiliensis extract supplementation on honey bee colonies

Cited by 22 publications

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Anti-Varroa Efficiency of Coumaphos and Its Influence on Oxidative Stress and Survival of Honey Bees

Anti-Varroa Efficiency of Coumaphos and Its Influence on Oxidative Stress and Survival of Honey Bees

Looking for the causes of and solutions to the issue of honey bee colony losses

Effects of Agaricus bisporus Mushroom Extract on Honey Bees Infected with Nosema ceranae

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