RNA Viruses in Hymenopteran Pollinators: Evidence of Inter-Taxa Virus Transmission via Pollen and Potential Impact on Non-Apis Hymenopteran Species 01.02.2011

PLoS One. 2010; 5(12): e14357 Singh R, Levitt AL, Rajotte EG, Holmes EC, Ostiguy N, et al. In containment greenhouse experiments, IAPV moved from infected honey bees to bumble bees and from infected bumble bees to honey bees within a week, demonstrating that the viruses could be transmitted from one species to another. This study adds to our present understanding of virus epidemiology and may help explain bee disease patterns and pollinator population decline in general. The full article is attached below. See Attached files here: 1.31MB RNA Viruses in Hymenopteran Pollinators

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