The effect of Israeli acute paralysis virus infection on honey bee brood care behavior

Abstract To protect themselves from communicable diseases, social insects utilize social immunity—behavioral, physiological, and organizational means to combat disease transmission and severity. Within a honey bee colony, larvae are visited thousands of times by nurse bees, representing a prime envi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lincoln N. Taylor, Adam G. Dolezal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50585-4