Interactions of Tropilaelaps mercedesae, honey bee viruses and immune response in Apis mellifera

• Main Authors: Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong, Lilia I. De Guzman, Matthew R. Tarver, Thomas E. Rinderer, Panuwan Chantawannakul
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84943412344&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54040
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Tropilaelaps mites are the major health threat to Apis mellifera colonies in Asia because of their widespread occurrence, rapid population growth and potential ability to transfer bee viruses. Honey bee immune responses in the presence of feeding mites may occur in response to mite feeding, to the p...