Higher prevalence of sacbrood virus in Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies after pollinating highbush blueberries.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 2985127R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1938-291X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00220493 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Econ Entomol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015- : Oxford : Oxford University Press
      Original Publication: College Park Md : Entomological Society of America
    • Subject Terms:
      Blueberry Plants*/virology ; Pollination*; Animals ; Bees/virology ; Bees/parasitology ; British Columbia ; RNA Viruses/physiology
    • Abstract:
      Highbush blueberry pollination depends on managed honey bees (Apis mellifera) L. for adequate fruit sets; however, beekeepers have raised concerns about the poor health of colonies after pollinating this crop. Postulated causes include agrochemical exposure, nutritional deficits, and interactions with parasites and pathogens, particularly Melisococcus plutonius [(ex. White) Bailey and Collins, Lactobacillales: Enterococcaceae], the causal agent of European foulbrood disease, but other pathogens could be involved. To broadly investigate common honey bee pathogens in relation to blueberry pollination, we sampled adult honey bees from colonies at time points corresponding to before (t1), during (t2), at the end (t3), and after (t4) highbush blueberry pollination in British Columbia, Canada, across 2 years (2020 and 2021). Nine viruses, as well as M. plutonius, Vairimorpha ceranae, and V. apis [Tokarev et al., Microsporidia: Nosematidae; formerly Nosema ceranae (Fries et al.) and N. apis (Zander)], were detected by PCR and compared among colonies located near and far from blueberry fields. We found a significant interactive effect of time and blueberry proximity on the multivariate pathogen community, mainly due to differences at t4 (corresponding to ~6 wk after the beginning of the pollination period). Post hoc comparisons of pathogens in near and far groups at t4 showed that detections of sacbrood virus (SBV), which was significantly higher in the near group, not M. plutonius, was the primary driver. Further research is needed to determine if the association of SBV with highbush blueberry pollination is contributing to the health decline that beekeepers observe after pollinating this crop.
      (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America.)
    • Comments:
      Erratum in: J Econ Entomol. 2024 Aug 20:toae198. doi: 10.1093/jee/toae198. (PMID: 39162174)
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    • Grant Information:
      OGI-185 Ontario Genomics Institute; LSARP #16420 Genome Canada; Ontario Research Fund, Genome Quebec, Genome BC; Genomic Innovation for Regenerative Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries program; AAFC J-002368 Government of Canada through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Genomics Research and Development Initiative (GRDI)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: EFB; blueberries; honey bees; pathogens; pollination
    • Subject Terms:
      Sacbrood virus
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20240615 Date Completed: 20240812 Latest Revision: 20240820
    • Publication Date:
      20240820
    • Accession Number:
      PMC11318621
    • Accession Number:
      10.1093/jee/toae119
    • Accession Number:
      38877967