Direct effect of acaricides on pathogen loads and gene expression levels in honey bees Apis mellifera

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 613-620

  Boncristiani, Humberto ^a,b   Underwood, Robyn ^c,d   Schwarz, Ryan ^a   Evans, Jay D ^a   Pettis, Jeffery ^a   Vanengelsdorp, Dennis ^c  

^a USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Gene expression; Honey bee; Sublethal effects; Varroa

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ACARICIDE; DETOXIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HONEYBEE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MITE; PARASITISM; PATHOGEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; BEES; GENE EXPRESSION; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 84859585779     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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