Geographical distribution and molecular detection of Nosema ceranae from indigenous honey bees of Saudi Arabia

The aim of the study was to detect the infection level of honey bees with Nosema apis and/or Nosema ceranae using microscopic and molecular analysis from indigenous honeybee race of eight Saudi Arabian geographical regions. A detailed survey was conducted and fifty apiaries were chosen at random fro...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohammad Javed Ansari, Ahmad Al-Ghamdi, Adgaba Nuru, Khalid Ali Khan, Yehya Alattal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X17300657