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Occurrence of honey bee-associated pathogens in Varroa-free pollinator communities.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Mar 2020
Brettell Laura E, Riegler Markus, O'Brien Corey, Cook James M
Abstract excerpt
Australia remains the last significant land mass free of Varroa, a parasitic mite which has caused dramatic honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony losses across the globe, due to its association with the pathogenic deformed wing virus (DWV). As such, Australia continues to maintain relatively healthy honey bee populations, despite recent work showing apiaries harbor a surprisingly high prevalence of microbial...
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