Deformed Wing Virus in Two Widespread Invasive Ants: Geographical Distribution, Prevalence, and Phylogeny

Lin, Chun-Yi; Lee, Chih-Chi; Nai, Yu‐Shin; Hsu, Hung-Wei; Lee, Chow‐Yang; Tsuji, Kazuki; Yang, Chun‐Pai

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“…The following are available online at , Table S1: Bee pathogen spillover and prevalence identified in hymenopteran hosts, of which are reported condition, stage, geographical area and year, Table S2: Bee pathogen spillover and prevalence identified in arthropod hosts, of which are reported condition, stage, geographical are and year [ 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226 , 227 , 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232 ].…”

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Pathogens Spillover from Honey Bees to Other Arthropods

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Honey bees, and pollinators in general, play a major role in the health of ecosystems. There is a consensus about the steady decrease in pollinator populations, which raises global ecological concern. Several drivers are implicated in this threat. Among them, honey bee pathogens are transmitted to other arthropods populations, including wild and managed pollinators. The western honey bee, Apis mellifera, is quasi-globally spread. This successful species acted as and, in some cases, became a maintenance host for pathogens. This systematic review collects and summarizes spillover cases having in common Apis mellifera as the mainteinance host and some of its pathogens. The reports are grouped by final host species and condition, year, and geographic area of detection and the co-occurrence in the same host. A total of eighty-one articles in the time frame 1960–2021 were included. The reported spillover cases cover a wide range of hymenopteran host species, generally living in close contact with or sharing the same environmental resources as the honey bees. They also involve non-hymenopteran arthropods, like spiders and roaches, which are either likely or unlikely to live in close proximity to honey bees. Specific studies should consider host-dependent pathogen modifications and effects on involved host species. Both the plasticity of bee pathogens and the ecological consequences of spillover suggest a holistic approach to bee health and the implementation of a One Health approach.

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Pathogens Spillover from Honey Bees to Other Arthropods

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“…Australia could still experience future DWV-carrying mite or bee incursions or introduce DWV by importing honeybee genetic material. Other invasive insects like ants and wasps can be reservoirs for viruses [ 28 ], providing additional entry routes for DWV into Australia, all of which would exacerbate the impacts of Varroa establishment. Comprehensive sampling of honeybees and native pollinators at the invasion front and throughout the colonized area, coupled with extensive pre-Varroa viral data [ 26 , 27 ] will enable the measurement of viral fluctuations if/when Varroa establishes and spreads ( figure 1 ).…”

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The final frontier: ecological and evolutionary dynamics of a global parasite invasion

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Studying rapid biological changes accompanying the introduction of alien organisms into native ecosystems can provide insights into fundamental ecological and evolutionary theory. While powerful, this quasi-experimental approach is difficult to implement because the timing of invasions and their consequences are hard to predict, meaning that baseline pre-invasion data are often missing. Exceptionally, the eventual arrival of Varroa destructor (hereafter Varroa) in Australia has been predicted for decades. Varroa is a major driver of honeybee declines worldwide, particularly as vectors of diverse RNA viruses. The detection of Varroa in 2022 at over a hundred sites poses a risk of further spread across the continent. At the same time, careful study of Varroa's spread, if it does become established, can provide a wealth of information that can fill knowledge gaps about its effects worldwide. This includes how Varroa affects honeybee populations and pollination. Even more generally, Varroa invasion can serve as a model for evolution, virology and ecological interactions between the parasite, the host and other organisms.

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“…Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a positive-stranded RNA virus (Iflaviradae) that infects several hymenopteran taxa including bees, wasps, and ants (1)(2)(3). A growing body of evidence suggests that spread of the mite Varroa destructor (hereafter, Varroa) has greatly increased pathogenicity of DWV (4)(5)(6), making it the most important viral pathogen of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera (7).…”

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Deformed wing virus of honey bees is inactivated by cold plasma ionized hydrogen peroxide

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Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a widespread pathogen of Apis mellifera honey bees, and is considered a major causative factor for the collapse of infected honey bee colonies. DWV can be horizontally transmitted among bees through various oral routes, including via food sharing and by interactions of bees with viral-contaminated solid hive substrates. Cold plasma ionized hydrogen peroxide (iHP) is used extensively by the food production, processing and medical industries to clean surfaces of microbial contaminants. In this study, we investigated the use of iHP to inactivate DWV particles in situ on a solid substrate. iHP-treated DWV sources were ~105-fold less infectious when injected into naïve honey bee pupae compared to DWV receiving no iHP treatment, matching injected controls containing no DWV. iHP treatment also greatly reduced the incidence of overt DWV infections (i.e., pupae having >109 copies of DWV). The level of DWV inactivation achieved with iHP treatment was higher than other means of viral inactivation such as gamma irradiation, and iHP treatment is likely simpler and safer. Treatment of DWV contaminated hive substrates with iHP, even with honey bees present, may be an effective way to decrease the impacts of DWV infection on honey bees.

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Deformed Wing Virus in Two Widespread Invasive Ants: Geographical Distribution, Prevalence, and Phylogeny

Cited by 6 publications

References 54 publications

Pathogens Spillover from Honey Bees to Other Arthropods

Pathogens Spillover from Honey Bees to Other Arthropods

The final frontier: ecological and evolutionary dynamics of a global parasite invasion

Deformed wing virus of honey bees is inactivated by cold plasma ionized hydrogen peroxide

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