Significant, but not biologically relevant: Nosema ceranae infections and winter losses of honey bee colonies

The analysis of a dataset collected over 15 years reveals no biological relevance of Nosema ceranae infections for colony losses; hence, N. ceranae is not considered a serious threat for honey bees in the background of Varroa destructor infestations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vivian Schüler, Yuk-Chien Liu, Sebastian Gisder, Lennart Horchler, Detlef Groth, Elke Genersch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04587-7