Differential viral levels and immune gene expression in three stocks of Apis mellifera induced by different numbers of Varroa destructor

• Main Authors: Khongphinitbunjong,K., De Guzman,L.I., Tarver,M.R., Rinderer,T.E., Chen,Y., Chantawannakul,P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Limited 2015
• Subjects: Insect Science; Physiology
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84914129015&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38820
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. The viral levels and immune responses of Italian honey bees (IHB), Russian honey bees (RHB) and an outcross of Varroa Sensitive Hygienic bees (POL) deliberately infested with one or two foundress Varroa were compared. We found that the Deformed wing virus (DWV) level in IHB inoc...