Evidence of Varroa -mediated deformed wing virus spillover in Hawaii

Santamaria, J; Villalobos, EM; Brettell, Laura; Nikaido, S; Graham, JR; Martin, SJ

Abstract

The spread of disease between closely related species is often times exacerbated by a vector. In this study, the Varroa mite, a pest exclusive to honeybees, has been shown to amplify the natural levels of the Deformed Wing virus, resulting in a spillover effect. The virus was found in non-Apis species on Oahu, and island where the mite is established. However, the virus was not found in non-Apis species on Maui, and island where the mite has not been introduced.

Citation

Santamaria, J., Villalobos, E., Brettell, L., Nikaido, S., Graham, J., & Martin, S. (2017). Evidence of Varroa -mediated deformed wing virus spillover in Hawaii. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 151, 126-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.008

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 15, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Nov 21, 2017
• Publication Date: Nov 21, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 12, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 21, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
• Print ISSN: 0022-2011
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Volume: 151
• Pages: 126-130
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.008
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2017.11.008
• Related Public URLs: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-invertebrate-pathology