Recent Advances in the Biocontrol of Nosemosis in Honey Bees ( L.)

Overview

Journal J Fungi (Basel)

Date 2022 May 28

PMID 35628680

Authors

Massimo Iorizzo

Francesco Letizia

Sonia Ganassi

Bruno Testa

Sonia Petrarca

Gianluca Albanese

Dalila Di Criscio

Antonio De Cristofaro

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Abstract

Nosemosis is a disease triggered by the single-celled spore-forming fungi and , which can cause extensive colony losses in honey bees ( L.). Fumagillin is an effective antibiotic treatment to control nosemosis, but due to its toxicity, it is currently banned in many countries. Accordingly, in the beekeeping sector, there is a strong demand for alternative ecological methods that can be used for the prevention and therapeutic control of nosemosis in honey bee colonies. Numerous studies have shown that plant extracts, RNA interference (RNAi) and beneficial microbes could provide viable non-antibiotic alternatives. In this article, recent scientific advances in the biocontrol of nosemosis are summarized.

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