Direct Evidence for Infection of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mites with the Bee-Pathogenic Deformed Wing Virus Variant B, but Not Variant A, via Fluorescence <i>In Situ</i> Hybridization Analysis
Sebastian Gisder, Elke Genersch
Abstract
Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a bee-pathogenic, originally rather benign, single- and positive-stranded RNA virus. Only the vectorial transmission of this virus to honey bees by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor leads to fatal or symptomatic infections of individuals, usually followed by collapse of the entire colony.
Topics & Concepts
Varroa destructorDeformed wing virusBiologyVarroaDestructorMiteVirologyHoney beeVirusZoologyEcologyInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlPlant and animal studies