Honey bees (Apis mellifera) reared in brood combs containing high levels of pesticide residues exhibit increased susceptibility to Nosema (Microsporidia) infection

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-329

  Wu, Judy Y ^a   Smart, Matthew D ^a   Anelli, Carol M ^a   Sheppard, Walter S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood comb; Development; Honey bees; Nosema; Pesticides; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NOSEMA; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NOSEMA; PESTICIDES;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 84862777387     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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