Social apoptosis in honey bee superorganisms

• Main Authors: Page P., Lin Z., Buawangpong N., Zheng H., Hu F., Neumann P., Chantawannakul P., Dietemann V.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84973360880&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/41807
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Eusocial insect colonies form superorganisms, in which nestmates cooperate and use social immunity to combat parasites. However, social immunity may fail in case of emerging diseases. This is the case for the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, which switched hosts from the Eastern honeybee, Apis...