Deformed Wing Virus Implicated in Overwintering Honeybee Colony Losses
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Deformed wing virus implicated in overwintering honeybee colony losses.
The worldwide decline in honeybee colonies during the past 50 years has often been linked to the spread of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor and its interaction with certain honeybee viruses. Recently in the United States, dramatic honeybee losses (colony collapse disorder) have been reported; however, there remains no clear explanation for these colony losses, with parasitic mites, viruses,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.02227-09