<i>In vitro</i> inhibitory actions of some essential oils on <i>Ascosphaera apis</i>, a fungus responsible for honey bee chalkbrood

Boudegga, H.; Boughalleb, N.; Barbouche, Naima; Hamouda, Mohamed Habib Ben; Mahjoub, Mohamed El

doi:10.3896/ibra.1.49.3.02

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“…Chalkbrood is a highly contagious disease of honey bees caused by A. apis that is a heterothallic spore-cyst fungus (Boudegga et al, 2010;Spiltoir, 1955;Spiltoir and Olive, 1955). The larvaes of honey bee especially in the fifth instar are most susceptible to the disease.…”

Section: Essential Oils Against Chalkbrood Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, there is an increase in the study on an effective drug in treatment of chalkbrood disease. Essential oils obtained from some plants may show antimicrobial activity for the fungal pathogen (Boudegga et al, 2010;Hornitzky, 2001;Kloucek et al, 2012;Nardoni et al, 2017).…”

Section: Essential Oils Against Chalkbrood Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Therefore, it reveals the necessity for development of new control methods (El Shafai, 2012). Synthetic drugs (pesticides, antibiotics) have significant disadvantages, including adverse consequences resulting from accidental contamination of honey, wax, and pollen (Boudegga et al, 2010;Isman, 2000). Despite the public awareness of the health and environmental effects of the long-term use of synthetic pesticides in Europe and North America, natural pesticides of both biological and plant origin have not been effective on the market.…”

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“…Not only pollination by honeybees contributes significantly to global food production, but honeybees also produce other products that people use them as food, medicine, and commodity. Honey bees can be affected a wide range of viral, fungal and bacterial infection such as chalkbrood, AFB, which reduce performance, productivity and welfare of them (Alippi et al, 1996;Boudegga et al, 2010). They also host natural pests, such as Varroa mites (Weinberg and Madel, 1985).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Chalkbrood is a highly contagious disease of honey bees caused by A. apis that is a heterothallic spore-cyst fungus (Boudegga et al, 2010;Spiltoir, 1955;Spiltoir and Olive, 1955). Use of drugs to control the disease have been limited due to their effects on the vitality of the brood and longevity of the bees, and the development of resistance (Boudegga et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Plant Essential Oils Used Against Some Bee Diseases

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2018

Turkish JAF Sci.Tech.

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The most common honey bee diseases are American foulbrood (AFB) caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, Chalkbrood caused by fungus Ascosphaera apis and diseases caused by parasitic mites such as Acarapis woodi, Varroa destructor. These diseases and pests not only cause economic loss but also cause ecological problems related to the role of honey bees, as the most important pollinators on Earth. Synthetic acaricides and antibiotics are used to keep the diseases and mites in control. Use of the drugs lead to the development of drug-resistant organisms, detrimental effect on non-target organisms and the residue problem in bee products. For this reasons, the need for alternative control methods has become compulsory in recent years. It has been known that some plant oils used widely in perfumery and food industry for flavor and smell have been used as repellent to certain insects, bactericide and fungicide. Therefore, intensive studies have been carried out on plants with anti-mites, antibacterial and antifungal potentials and these studies are still going on. Recently, studies in this area have shown that essential oils of plants such as thyme, cloves, mint, lemon grass, cinnamon, grapefruit, rosemary, marigold, are lethal to some mites, bacteria and fungi. In addition, it has been reported that some components, isolated from these plants such as sanguinarine, thymoquinone, capsaicin, carvacrol, citral, eugenol, thymol, show these effects on the organisms. As a result, in countries rich in biodiversity due to endemic plant species, the essential oils used in control of these diseases should be favored instead of or in combination with conventional drugs in integrated the disease management programs because of the lack of harmful effects of essential oils on non-target organisms and environment.

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Section: Essential Oils Against Chalkbrood Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Essential Oils Against Chalkbrood Diseasementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Chalkbrood is a highly contagious disease of honey bees caused by A. apis that is a heterothallic spore-cyst fungus (Boudegga et al, 2010;Spiltoir, 1955;Spiltoir and Olive, 1955). Use of drugs to control the disease have been limited due to their effects on the vitality of the brood and longevity of the bees, and the development of resistance (Boudegga et al, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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