Honey bee pathogens and diseases

Martin, SJ; Allsop, MH

Abstract

Honey bees are the most intensively studied of all social insects – quite possibly the most studied of any invertebrate animal. As such their diseases and pests have become well-known. It is unlikely that any other social insect is affected by such a diverse range of pests and pathogens, since the semidomestication of the western honey beeApis mellifera has led to an unnatural global distribution, resulting in exposure to many new diseases and pathogens. Due to the importance of honey bees, several books are dedicated to their pests and pathogens.

Citation

Martin, S., & Allsop, M. (2020). Honey bee pathogens and diseases. In C. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_59-1

• Acceptance Date: Dec 9, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Feb 18, 2020
• Publication Date: Feb 18, 2020
• Deposit Date: Mar 2, 2020
• Book Title: Encyclopedia of Social Insects
• ISBN: 9783319903064-(online)
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_59-1
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_59-1
• Related Public URLs: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4