Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) Does Not Cause Collapse of Colonies of Africanized Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Tropical Climate

Nosemosis is an important disease that affects honey bees (Apis mellifera Lineu), caused by obligate intracellular parasites, Nosema  apis  and/or  Nosema  ceranae. Since the initial detection of N. ceranae in A. mellifera coincided with recent large-scale losses of bee colonies worldwide, the impa...

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Main Authors: Lubiane Guimarães-Cestaro, T. S. Maia, Renata Martins, Maria Luísa Teles M. F. Alves, Ivani Pozar Otsuk, Dejair Message, Erika Weinstein Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2020-09-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/4950