May 19, 2020 – COLOSS

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COLOSS SURVEY – IMPACT of COVID-19 on RESEARCH...

NewsBy RaffaeleDallOlio May 19, 2020

The impacts of COVID-19 on human society are far-reaching. To estimate for the first time its impact on the bee research and education community, the Executive Committee of COLOSS (prevention of honey bee COlony LOSSes) developed an internet-based survey that was disseminated through COLOSS members to relevant stakeholders. The preliminary results, published as a contribution…

Mode of Transmission Determines the Virulence of Black...

ArticlesBy YahyaAlNaggar May 19, 2020

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) can be infected by many viruses, some of which pose a major threat to their health and well-being. A critical step in the dynamics of a viral infection is its mode of transmission. Here, we compared for the first time the effect of mode of horizontal transmission of Black queen cell virus (BQCV),…