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Viral species differentially influence macronutrient preferences based on honey bee genotype.
Biology open - 15 Oct 2022
Penn Hannah J, Simone-Finstrom Michael D, de Guzman Lilia I, Tokarz Philip G, Dickens Rachel
Abstract excerpt
Food quantity and macronutrients contribute to honey bee health and colony survival by mediating immune responses. We determined if this held true for bees injected with chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) and deformed wing virus (DWV), two common honey bee ssRNA viruses. Pollen-substitute diet and syrup consumption rates and macronutrient preferences of two Varroa-resistant stocks (Pol-Line and Russian bees) were...
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