The viruses in the population of honey bees Apis mellifera, L. in the summer and autumn periods

UDC 638.145
DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202303016

Authors

Alexander V. Korolev,
Sergey L. Nesterchuk,
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin”, Moscow, Russia
Zarema G. Kokareva,
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

The article presents data on the circulation of seven types of viruses in the population of honey bees in the summer (July) and autumn (September) periods in the apiary of the Central Federal District of Russia. It has been established that the sac brood virus SBV is the most common in the studied population of bees – in the summer it can be detected in 7 % of bee colonies. It is shown that in bee colonies in the autumn period the percentage of colonies in which it is possible to detect at least one of the viruses decreases by an average of 100 times, the sac brood virus is most susceptible to seasonal decline – 2,5 times. Wide spread of mixed infections in bee colonies has been confirmed.

Keywords

seasonal circulation of viruses, honey bees, mixed infections