ArticlePloS one2019
Does viral load alter behavior of the bee parasite Varroa destructor?
Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Honey Bee Larval Hemolymph as a Source of Key Nutrients and Proteins Offers a Promising Medium forInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Prospects, challenges and perspectives in harnessing natural selection to solve the 'varroa problem' of honey bees.Evolutionary applications · 2023Article
- Viral communities in the parasite Varroa destructor and in colonies of their honey bee host (Apis mellifera) in New Zealand.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Global similarity, and some key differences, in the metagenomes of Swedish varroa-surviving and varroa-susceptible honeybees.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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- The honeybee (Apis mellifera) developmental state shapes the genetic composition of the deformed wing virus-A quasispecies during serial transmission.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Bee Viruses: Routes of Infection in Hymenoptera.Frontiers in microbiology · 2020Review
- The nature of the arena surface affects the outcome of host-finding behavior bioassays in Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman).Parasitology research · 2019Article
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Abstract
The invasive mite Varroa destructor has negatively impacted global apiculture, by being a vector for many viruses of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Until now, most studies have been limited to varroa-honey bee or virus-honey bee interactions. The aim of this study is to bridge the important research gap of varroa-virus interactions by correlating varroa behavior with viral load. Ten-minute video recordings of 200 varroa mites were analyzed, and average speeds of the mites were compared to individual qPCR viral loads for deformed wing virus (DWV) and sacbrood virus (SBV). Statistically significant models reveal that colony, DWV, and SBV all might play a role in mite behavior, suggesting that the varroa-virus interaction needs to be an integral part of future studies on honey bee pathogens.
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