Original scientific paper

Prevalence of three honey bee viruses in Turkey

Semra Okur Gumusova ; Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
Harun Albayrak ; Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Samsun, Turkey
Mithat Kurt ; Virology Laboratory, Regional Veterinary Control and Research Institute, Samsun, Turkey
Zafer Yazici ; Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Samsun, Turkey

Abstract

In this study, 10 worker bees from each of 28 different apiaries were collected (a total of 280 honey bees) from 6 provinces of the Black Sea region in Turkey. These samples were tested by Reverse-Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR), for three honey bee viruses: acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) and black queen cell virus (BQCV). In addition, the samples were microscopically examined for Varroa destructor. In conclusion, CBPV, BQCV and Varroa destructor were identified in 25%, 21.42% and 53.57% of the bees respectively, but ABPV could not be detected in apiaries. This is the first report of CBPV, BQCV in Turkey.

Keywords

honey bee viruses; chronic bee paralysis virus; black queen cell virus; acute bee paralysis virus; Varroa destructor; reverse-transcriptase PCR

Hrčak ID:

62772

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/62772

Publication date:

16.12.2010.

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