North American Propolis Extracts From Upstate New York Decrease Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) Spore Levels in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

North American Propolis Extracts From Upstate New York Decrease Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) Spore Levels in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

Nosema ceranae infections in honey bees (Apis mellifera) pose a severe threat to colony health. Beekeepers have used dicyclohexylammonium fumagillin to control Nosema apis, although it may be ineffective against N. ceranae. We investigated the ability of various propolis extracts collected from Upst...

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Main Authors: Andre J. Burnham, Emily De Jong, Jayre A. Jones, Herman K. Lehman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Nosema ceranae
microsporidia
nosemosis
propolis
fumagillin
dichloromethane
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01719/full

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