The Buzz about Honey Bee Viruses

Varroa destructor Macula-like virus, Lake Sinai virus and other new RNA viruses in wild bumblebee hosts ( Bombus pascuorum , Bombus lapidarius and Bombus pratorum )

(2016) Laurian Parmentier et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

A mutualistic symbiosis between a parasitic mite and a pathogenic virus undermines honey bee immunity and health

(2016) Gennaro Di Prisco et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Iflaviruses Sacbrood virus and Deformed wing virus evoke different transcriptional responses in the honeybee which may facilitate their horizontal or vertical transmission

(2016) Eugene V. Ryabov et al.   PeerJ

MicroRNAs in Honey Bee Caste Determination

(2016) Regan Ashby et al.   Scientific Reports

In vivo and in vitro infection dynamics of honey bee viruses

(2016) Jimena Carrillo-Tripp et al.   Scientific Reports

Pathogen prevalence and abundance in honey bee colonies involved in almond pollination

(2015) Ian Cavigli et al.   APIDOLOGIE

A national survey of managed honey bee 2013–2014 annual colony losses in the USA

(2015) Kathleen V. Lee et al.   APIDOLOGIE

Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

(2015) D. Goulson et al.   SCIENCE

The Apis mellifera Filamentous Virus Genome

(2015) Laurent Gauthier et al.   Viruses-Basel

The Effect of Oral Administration of dsRNA on Viral Replication and Mortality in Bombus terrestris

(2015) Niels Piot et al.   Viruses-Basel

Parallel Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Responses to Viral Infection in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

(2015) David A. Galbraith et al.   PLoS Pathogens

RNAi and Antiviral Defense in the Honey Bee

(2015) Laura M. Brutscher et al.   Journal of Immunology Research

RNA interference-mediated antiviral defense in insects

(2015) Don B Gammon et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Immunogene and viral transcript dynamics during parasitic Varroa destructor mite infection of developing honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae

(2014) R. D. Kuster et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Disease associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators

(2014) M. A. Fürst et al.   NATURE

Characterization of viral siRNA populations in honey bee colony collapse disorder

(2014) Nor Chejanovsky et al.   VIROLOGY

A Virulent Strain of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Prevails after Varroa destructor-Mediated, or In Vitro, Transmission

(2014) Eugene V. Ryabov et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Implications for Honey Bee Health

(2014) Yan Ping Chen et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Non-Specific dsRNA-Mediated Antiviral Response in the Honey Bee

(2013) Michelle L. Flenniken et al.   PLoS One

Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance

(2013) L. A. Garibaldi et al.   SCIENCE

Cross-species transmission of honey bee viruses in associated arthropods

(2013) Abby L. Levitt et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

A Strong Immune Response in Young Adult Honeybees Masks Their Increased Susceptibility to Infection Compared to Older Bees

(2013) James C. Bull et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Reduction in deformed wing virus infection in larval and adult honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) by double-stranded RNA ingestion

(2012) S. D. Desai et al.   INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Managed honey bee colony losses in Canada, China, Europe, Israel and Turkey, for the winters of 2008–9 and 2009–10

(2012) Romée van der Zee et al.   JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH

Pathogen Webs in Collapsing Honey Bee Colonies

(2012) R. Scott Cornman et al.   PLoS One

Global Honey Bee Viral Landscape Altered by a Parasitic Mite

(2012) S. J. Martin et al.   SCIENCE

Synergistic Parasite-Pathogen Interactions Mediated by Host Immunity Can Drive the Collapse of Honeybee Colonies

(2012) Francesco Nazzi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Temporal Analysis of the Honey Bee Microbiome Reveals Four Novel Viruses and Seasonal Prevalence of Known Viruses, Nosema, and Crithidia

(2011) Charles Runckel et al.   PLoS One

Bees brought to their knees: microbes affecting honey bee health

(2011) Jay D. Evans et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

The German bee monitoring project: a long term study to understand periodically high winter losses of honey bee colonies

(2010) Elke Genersch et al.   APIDOLOGIE

RNA Viruses in Hymenopteran Pollinators: Evidence of Inter-Taxa Virus Transmission via Pollen and Potential Impact on Non-Apis Hymenopteran Species

(2010) Rajwinder Singh et al.   PLoS One

Large-Scale Field Application of RNAi Technology Reducing Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus Disease in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera, Hymenoptera: Apidae)

(2010) Wayne Hunter et al.   PLoS Pathogens

The Global Stock of Domesticated Honey Bees Is Growing Slower Than Agricultural Demand for Pollination

(2009) Marcelo A. Aizen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Socialized medicine: Individual and communal disease barriers in honey bees

(2009) Jay D. Evans et al.   JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

Antiviral immunity in Drosophila requires systemic RNA interference spread

(2009) Maria-Carla Saleh et al.   NATURE

Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study

(2009) Dennis vanEngelsdorp et al.   PLoS One

Changes in transcript abundance relating to colony collapse disorder in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

(2009) R. M. Johnson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Economic valuation of the vulnerability of world agriculture confronted with pollinator decline

(2008) Nicola Gallai et al.   ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS