Nationwide Screening for Bee Viruses and Parasites in Belgian Honey Bees

Nationwide Screening for Bee Viruses and Parasites in Belgian Honey Bees

The health of honey bees is threatened by multiple factors, including viruses and parasites. We screened 557 honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) colonies from 155 beekeepers distributed all over Belgium to determine the prevalence of seven widespread viruses and two parasites (<i>Var...

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Main Authors: Severine Matthijs, Valérie De Waele, Valerie Vandenberge, Bénédicte Verhoeven, Jacqueline Evers, Marleen Brunain, Claude Saegerman, Paul J. J. De Winter, Stefan Roels, Dirk C. de Graaf, Nick De Regge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
honey bee virus
honey bee parasite
virus screening
Belgium
Varroa
Nosema
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/8/890

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