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Varroa destructor mites vector and transmit pathogenic honey bee viruses acquired from an artificial diet.
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- A longitudinal study of queen health in honey bees reveals tissue specific response to seasonal changes and pathogen pressure.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Influence of virus abundances in donor colonies and nurse hives on queens ofOpen veterinary journal · 2023Article
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- First molecular detection of the presence of honey bee viruses in insects,Veterinary world · 2023Article
- Varroa destructor relies on physical cues to feed in artificial conditions.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2023Article
- Promiscuous feeding on multiple adult honey bee hosts amplifies the vectorial capacity of Varroa destructor.PLoS pathogens · 2023Article
- Phytochemical Profile ofVeterinary sciences · 2022Article
- Transmission of deformed wing virus between Varroa destructor foundresses, mite offspring and infested honey bees.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Green Veterinary Pharmacology for Honey Bee Welfare and Health:Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
- The vectoring competence of the miteFrontiers in insect science · 2022Article
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Abstract
The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor is one of the most destructive pests of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and the primary biotic cause of colony collapse in many regions of the world. These mites inflict physical injury on their honey bee hosts from feeding on host hemolymph and fat body cells/cellular components, and serve as the vector for deadly honey bee viruses, including Deformed wing virus (DWV) and the related Varroa destructor virus-1 (VDV-1) (i.e., DWV-like viruses). Studies focused on elucidating the dynamics of Varroa-mediated vectoring and transmission of DWV-like viruses may be confounded by viruses present in ingested host tissues or the mites themselves. Here we describe a system that includes an artificial diet free of insect tissue-derived components for maintaining Varroa mites for in vitro experimentation. Using this system, together with the novel engineered cDNA clone-derived genetically tagged VDV-1 and wild-type DWV, we demonstrated for the first time that Varroa mites provided an artificial diet supplemented with engineered viruses for 36 hours could acquire and transmit sufficient numbers of virus particles to establish an infection in virus-naïve hosts. While the in vitro system described herein provides for only up to five days of mite survival, precluding study of the long-term impacts of viruses on mite health, the system allows for extensive insights into the dynamics of Varroa-mediated vectoring and transmission of honey bee viruses.
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