Review of Bee Health

Effect of 1,3-1,6 β -Glucan on Natural and Experimental Deformed Wing Virus Infection in Newly Emerged Honeybees ( Apis mellifera ligustica )

November 10, 2016

From: PLOS One

Mazzei M, Fronte B, Sagona S, Carrozza ML, Forzan M, Pizzurro F, et al.

Abstract

The Western Honeybee is a key pollinator for natural as well as agricultural ecosystems. In the last decade massive honeybee colony losses have been observed worldwide, the result of a complex syndrome triggered by multiple stress factors, with the RNA virus Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) and the mite Varroa destructor playing crucial roles. The mite supports replication of DWV to high titers, which exert an immunosuppressive action and correlate with the onset of the disease.