Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts
Abstract The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, shifted host from the eastern honeybee, Apis cerana, to the western honeybee, Apis mellifera. Whereas the original host survives infestations by this parasite, they are lethal to colonies of its new host. Here, we investigated a population of A. ce...
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| author | Zheguang Lin Yao Qin Paul Page Shuai Wang Li Li Zhengsheng Wen Fuliang Hu Peter Neumann Huoqing Zheng Vincent Dietemann |
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| description | Abstract The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, shifted host from the eastern honeybee, Apis cerana, to the western honeybee, Apis mellifera. Whereas the original host survives infestations by this parasite, they are lethal to colonies of its new host. Here, we investigated a population of A. cerana naturally infested by the V. destructor Korea haplotype that gave rise to the globally invasive mite lineage. Our aim was to better characterize traits that allow for the survival of the original host to infestations by this particular mite haplotype. A known major trait of resistance is the lack of mite reproduction on worker brood in A. cerana. We show that this trait is neither due to a lack of host attractiveness nor of reproduction initiation by the parasite. However, successful mite reproduction was prevented by abnormal host development. Adult A. cerana workers recognized this state and removed hosts and parasites, which greatly affected the fitness of the parasite. These results confirm and complete previous observations of brood susceptibility to infestation in other honeybee host populations, provide new insights into the coevolution between hosts and parasites in this system, and may contribute to mitigating the large‐scale colony losses of A. mellifera due to V. destructor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81581ca9534648b893757655590bdd2b2022-12-21T22:47:16ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582018-02-01842135214510.1002/ece3.3802Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hostsZheguang Lin0Yao Qin1Paul Page2Shuai Wang3Li Li4Zhengsheng Wen5Fuliang Hu6Peter Neumann7Huoqing Zheng8Vincent Dietemann9College of Animal Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaAgroscope Swiss Bee Research Center Bern SwitzerlandCollege of Animal Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaCollege of Animal Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaVetsuisse Faculty Institute of Bee Health University of Bern Bern SwitzerlandCollege of Animal Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou ChinaAgroscope Swiss Bee Research Center Bern SwitzerlandAbstract The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, shifted host from the eastern honeybee, Apis cerana, to the western honeybee, Apis mellifera. Whereas the original host survives infestations by this parasite, they are lethal to colonies of its new host. Here, we investigated a population of A. cerana naturally infested by the V. destructor Korea haplotype that gave rise to the globally invasive mite lineage. Our aim was to better characterize traits that allow for the survival of the original host to infestations by this particular mite haplotype. A known major trait of resistance is the lack of mite reproduction on worker brood in A. cerana. We show that this trait is neither due to a lack of host attractiveness nor of reproduction initiation by the parasite. However, successful mite reproduction was prevented by abnormal host development. Adult A. cerana workers recognized this state and removed hosts and parasites, which greatly affected the fitness of the parasite. These results confirm and complete previous observations of brood susceptibility to infestation in other honeybee host populations, provide new insights into the coevolution between hosts and parasites in this system, and may contribute to mitigating the large‐scale colony losses of A. mellifera due to V. destructor.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3802Apis ceranaApis melliferahost–parasite coevolutionparasite reproductionVarroa destructor |
| spellingShingle | Zheguang Lin Yao Qin Paul Page Shuai Wang Li Li Zhengsheng Wen Fuliang Hu Peter Neumann Huoqing Zheng Vincent Dietemann Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts Ecology and Evolution Apis cerana Apis mellifera host–parasite coevolution parasite reproduction Varroa destructor |
| title | Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts |
| title_full | Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts |
| title_fullStr | Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts |
| title_short | Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts |
| title_sort | reproduction of parasitic mites varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts |
| topic | Apis cerana Apis mellifera host–parasite coevolution parasite reproduction Varroa destructor |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3802 |
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