Infestación por Moscas Phoridae que interrumpe el comportamiento y la función inmunitaria en abejas melíferas

Gloria Ruiz-Guzmán1,2, Oliverio Delgado-Carrillo1, Francisco J Balvino-Olvera1,3

  • 1Laboratorio Nacional de Análisis y Síntesis Ecológica (LANASE), Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores (ENES) Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Morelia, Michoacán, México.

Neotropical entomology
|February 19, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

Las infestaciones de moscas Phoridae alteran el comportamiento y la inmunidad de las abejas melíferas (Apis mellifera). Las abejas infestadas mostraron una reducción en la recolección y respuestas inmunitarias alteradas, lo que afectó la salud de la colonia.

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