How to Quantify Nosema Spores Infection Rate in a Honey Bee Colony
Nosema are single-celled fungal parasites that infect various animal hosts. One species, Nosema ceranae, has become the dominant microsporidian infection in western honey bee colonies. When honey bees ingest Nosema spores, many eventually starve to death because the spores replicate in the stomach...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2016-07-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127853 |