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Why Honey Bees Are Dying: A Forgotten Cause

2023-10-25

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This article explains how resistance alleles have become rare or have disappeared from honey bee populations in Europe (and probably also in North America). Honeybees have the highest recombination frequency of all animals, indicating that pathogenic bacteria, viruses, fungi and microsporidia are an important source of selection. To respond to new virulent strains of pathogens, honeybees need to have access to rar...

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DOI: 10.20944/preprints202310.1544.v1

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