A deeper understanding of system interactions can explain contradictory field results on pesticide impact on honey bees

Pesticide impact on honey bees under field conditions remains elusive. Here, the authors combine a systems biology approach and laboratory experiments to show that the immune suppressive effect of the pathogen deformed wing virus can be responsible for the disparity amongst honey bee experiments.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dimitri Breda, Davide Frizzera, Giulia Giordano, Elisa Seffin, Virginia Zanni, Desiderato Annoscia, Christopher J. Topping, Franco Blanchini, Francesco Nazzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33405-7
Description
Summary:Pesticide impact on honey bees under field conditions remains elusive. Here, the authors combine a systems biology approach and laboratory experiments to show that the immune suppressive effect of the pathogen deformed wing virus can be responsible for the disparity amongst honey bee experiments.
ISSN:2041-1723