INAPPARENT INFECTION OF ACUTE PARALYSIS VIRUS AND KASHMIR BEE VIRUS IN THE US HONEY-BEES

Citation
Acf. Hung et al., INAPPARENT INFECTION OF ACUTE PARALYSIS VIRUS AND KASHMIR BEE VIRUS IN THE US HONEY-BEES, American bee journal, 136(12), 1996, pp. 874-876
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,Entomology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00027626
Volume
136
Issue
12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
874 - 876
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7626(1996)136:12<874:IIOAPV>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Study with Varroa-free colonies and colonies with varying degree of Va rroa infestations showed that acute paralysis virus (APV) and Kashmir bee virus (KBV) persisted as inapparent infection in Maryland honey be es. The inapparent infection of these two viruses could be activated a nd replicated to detectable concentrations by the injection of potassi um phosphate buffer, or by the infestation of Varroa, However, the tra nsmission of APV and KBV did not require Varroa. This study also showe d that some bees did not carry inapparent APV/KBV infection.