Climatic predictors of prominent honey bee (Apis mellifera) disease agents: Varroa destructor, Melissococcus plutonius, and Vairimorpha spp.
Alison McAfee, Niloofar Alavi, Lan Tran, Renata Labuschagne, Morgan Cunningham, Nadejda Tsvetkov, Julia Common, Heather A. Higo, Stephen F. Pernal, Pierre Giovenazzo, Shelley E. Hoover, Ernesto Guzmán‐Novoa, Robert W. Currie, Patricia Wolf Veiga, Sarah K. French, , Maria Marta Guarna
The paper examines how climate factors influence the occurrence and intensity of three honey bee pathogens across Canada, identifying key climatic predictors for each disease agent.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology