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dc.contributor.author | Strauss, Ursula![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Human, Hannelie![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Gauthier, Laurent![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Crewe, Robin M.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Dietemann, Vincent![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Pirk, Christian Walter Werner![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-09T08:17:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-09T08:17:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | The loss of Apis mellifera L. colonies in recent years has, in many regions of the world, been alarmingly high. No single cause has been identified for these losses, but the interactions between several factors (mostly pathogens and parasites) have been held responsible. Work in the Americas on honeybees originating mainly from South Africa indicates that Africanised honeybees are less affected by the interplay of pathogens and parasites. However, little is known about the health status of South African honeybees (A. m. scutellata and A. m. capensis) in relation to pathogens and parasites. We therefore compared the seasonal prevalence of honeybee pathogens (viruses, bacteria, fungi) and parasites (mites, bee lice, wax moth, small hive beetles, A. m. capensis social parasites) between sedentary and migratory A. m. scutellata apiaries situated in the Gauteng region of South Africa. No significant differences were found in the prevalence of pathogens and parasites between sedentary and migratory apiaries. Three (Black queen cell virus, Varroa destructor virus 1 and Israeli acute paralysis virus) of the eight viruses screened were detected, a remarkable difference compared to European honeybees. Even though no bacterial pathogens were detected, Nosema apis and Chalkbrood were confirmed. All of the honeybee parasites were found in the majority of the apiaries with the most common parasite being the Varroa mite. In spite of hosting few pathogens, yet most parasites, A. m. scutellata colonies appeared to be healthy. | en |
dc.description.librarian | hb2013 | en |
dc.description.librarian | ab2013 | |
dc.description.sponsorship | The National Research Foundation (PhD Fellowship/Incentive funding) and University of Pretoria (Glue funding). | en |
dc.description.uri | http://www.elsevier.com/ locate/ jip | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Strauss, U, Human, H, Gauthier, L, Crewe, RM, Dietemann, V & Pirk, CWW 2013, 'Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)', Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, vol. 114, no. 1, pp. 45-52. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-2011(print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1096-0805(online) | |
dc.identifier.other | /10.1016/j.jip.2013.05.003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31048 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.rights | © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, vol. 114,no. 1, 2013, doi.: 10.1016/j.jip.2013.05.003 | en |
dc.subject | Apis mellifera scutellata | en |
dc.subject | Varroa destructor | en |
dc.subject | Pathogen | en |
dc.subject | Virus | en |
dc.subject | Parasite | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Honeybee -- Parasites | en |
dc.subject.lcsh | Africanized honeybee | en |
dc.title | Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata) | en |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en |