A5086122330- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
The University of Sydney
2018-2020
Health Sciences and Nutrition
2018
Data61
2018
The arrival of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor on western honeybee Apis mellifera saw a change in diversity and prevalence RNA viruses. One virus particular, deformed wing (DWV) has become closely associated with V. , leading many to conclude that affected viral virulence by changing mode transmission. While DWV is normally transmitted via feeding faeces, transmits viruses direct injection. This could have resulted higher causing increased damage bees. Here we test effect...
This paper proposes a method to address misreadings and consequent inadequacy of radio-frequency identification data for social insect monitoring. Six-month worth field experiment were collected demonstrate the application method. The are transformed into linear combination Gaussian model curve-fitted using an evolutionary algorithm. results show that proposed allows us improve quality infer honey bee behavior at colony level.
Abstract While it is well-established that the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor largely responsible for widely-reported decline of populations Western honeybee Apis mellifera , exact role plays in health remains unclear. The last few years have seen a surge studies associating RNA viruses vectored by with death colonies. facilitates spread because feeds on developing bee brood and transfers haemolymph from bee-to-bee. Such change transmission, horizontal vertical to vector-based,...