Pathogen webs in collapsing honey bee colonies.

Recent losses in honey bee colonies are unusual in their severity, geographical distribution, and, in some cases, failure to present recognized characteristics of known disease. Domesticated honey bees face numerous pests and pathogens, tempting hypotheses that colony collapses arise from exposure t...

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Main Authors: R Scott Cornman, David R Tarpy, Yanping Chen, Lacey Jeffreys, Dawn Lopez, Jeffery S Pettis, Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Jay D Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3424165?pdf=render