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G Fernandez de Landa1, M P Porrini2, P Revainera2
1Centro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales (CIAS), Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Sanidad y Ambiente (IIPROSAM-CONICET-CIC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Univ Nacional de Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. gregoriofdl@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Aethina tumida Murray is currently a worldwide emergent pest of Apis mellifera L. hives. Although the damaging effect on the colony stores and brood is well known, the possible role of these beetles as a disease carrier is not clear. This is the first report of DNA presence of the trypanosome honeybee parasite Lotmaria passim and Crithidia bombi, and the Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV) in A. tumida. Further studies will be needed to determine if A. tumida is indeed a mechanical or biological vector of these pathogens.
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