| Title: | Honey Bee Queens and Virus Infections |
| Author(s): | Amiri E; Strand MK; Tarpy DR; Rueppell O; |
| Address: | "Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, USA. Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7613, USA. Life Sciences Division, U.S. Army Research Office, CCDC-ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211, USA" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1999-4915 (Electronic) 1999-4915 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The honey bee queen is the central hub of a colony to produce eggs and release pheromones to maintain social cohesion. Among many environmental stresses, viruses are a major concern to compromise the queen's health and reproductive vigor. Viruses have evolved numerous strategies to infect queens either via vertical transmission from the queens' parents or horizontally through the worker and drones with which she is in contact during development, while mating, and in the reproductive period in the colony. Over 30 viruses have been discovered from honey bees but only few studies exist on the pathogenicity and direct impact of viruses on the queen's phenotype. An apparent lack of virus symptoms and practical problems are partly to blame for the lack of studies, and we hope to stimulate new research and methodological approaches. To illustrate the problems, we describe a study on sublethal effects of Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) that led to inconclusive results. We conclude by discussing the most crucial methodological considerations and novel approaches for studying the interactions between honey bee viruses and their interactions with queen health" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Bees/genetics/immunology/*virology Behavior, Animal Dicistroviridae Female Insect Viruses Reproduction Virus Diseases/immunology/transmission/*veterinary Iapv colony health honey bee viruses pathological symptom queen quality transgenerational eff;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineAmiri, Esmaeil Strand, Micheline K Tarpy, David R Rueppell, Olav eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review Switzerland 2020/03/21 Viruses. 2020 Mar 17; 12(3):322. doi: 10.3390/v12030322" |
