Pathogens Detection in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae))

Landa, Gregorio Fernández de; Porrini, Martín Pablo; Revainera, Pablo Damián; Porrini, Darío P.; Fariña, Julia Inés; Correa-Benítez, Adriana; Maggi, Matías; Eguaras, Martín Javier; Quintana, Silvina

doi:10.1007/s13744-020-00812-8

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“…The prevalence of L. passim-positive individuals detected in this study (40% of all samples) mirrors that reported in a previous survey in which C. bombi was also reported in larval SHBs [22]. Additionally, we report for the first time SHB samples positive for C. mellificae.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…To date, only a few instances of individual SHBs bearing bee pathogens have been reported. This is the case for samples from Mexico (positive for L. passim, Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV), C. bombi, Ascosphera apis, and Nosema ceranae [22]), Florida (positive for N. ceranae [20]), and other areas of the USA (positive for DWV, SBV and P. larvae [19,20,22,24]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Infections may also be transmitted vertically. Bee pathogens may be found in SHB larvae [22,23] as consequences of feeding, environmental contamination, and congenital transmission. Nevertheless, the role that SHBs play in the transmission of honey bee pathogens remains unclear.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Adult SHBs invade colonies, where they feed, thrive, and reproduce. This allows contact between SHBs and other bee pests and pathogens [18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Detection of Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae and Replicative Forms of Deformed Wing Virus and Kashmir Bee Virus in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida)

2021

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Knowledge regarding the honey bee pathogens borne by invasive bee pests remains scarce. This investigation aimed to assess the presence in Aethina tumida (small hive beetle, SHB) adults of honey bee pathogens belonging to the following groups: (i) bacteria (Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius), (ii) trypanosomatids (Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae), and (iii) viruses (black queen cell virus, Kashmir bee virus, deformed wing virus, slow paralysis virus, sacbrood virus, Israeli acute paralysis virus, acute bee paralysis virus, chronic bee paralysis virus). Specimens were collected from free-flying colonies in Gainesville (Florida, U.S.A.) in summer 2017. The results of the molecular analysis show the presence of L. passim, C. mellificae, and replicative forms of deformed wing virus (DWV) and Kashmir bee virus (KBV). Replicative forms of KBV have not previously been reported. These results support the hypothesis of pathogen spillover between managed honey bees and the SHB, and these dynamics require further investigation.

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confidence: 99%

“…Adult SHBs invade colonies, where they feed, thrive, and reproduce. This allows contact between SHBs and other bee pests and pathogens [18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

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Detection of Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae and Replicative Forms of Deformed Wing Virus and Kashmir Bee Virus in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida)

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“…[ 163 ]. Besides, it was detected in the small hive beetle as well as in A. tumida [ 148 , 164 ]. Finally, the microsporidium was found in the regurgitated pellets of the European bee-eater Merops apiaster [ 165 ].…”

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Pathogens Spillover from Honey Bees to Other Arthropods

2021

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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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Occurrence of Nosema ceranae, Ascosphaera apis and trypanosomatids in Vespa orientalis linneus 1771

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Cilia,

Ragusa

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Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

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Pathogens Detection in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae))

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

Detection of Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae and Replicative Forms of Deformed Wing Virus and Kashmir Bee Virus in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida)

Detection of Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae and Replicative Forms of Deformed Wing Virus and Kashmir Bee Virus in the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida)

Pathogens Spillover from Honey Bees to Other Arthropods

Occurrence of Nosema ceranae, Ascosphaera apis and trypanosomatids in Vespa orientalis linneus 1771

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