COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER apocephalus borealis
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Honey bee colonies are subject to numerous pathogens and parasites. Interaction among multiple pathogens and parasites is the proposed cause for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a syndrome characterized by worker bees abandoning their hive. Here we provide the first documentation that the phorid fly Apocephalus borealis, previously known to parasitize bumble bees, also infects and eventually kills honey bees and may pose an emerging threat to North American apiculture.
PLoS ONE: A New Threat to Honey Bees, the Parasitic Phorid Fly Apocephalus borealis
Actualité > Devenues zombies, des abeilles parasitées sortent la nuit
Apis mellifera , l'abeille domestique, souffre de nombreux maux. Mais en voilà un nouveau : la mouche Apocephalus borealis . Une fois infectée par elle, l'abeille, telle un zombie, adopte des comportements anormaux et finit par mourir. Encore un facteur qui contribue au syndrome d' effondrement des colonies d'abeilles. Des scientifiques américains ont trouvé un agent pathogène qui contribue au syndrome d’effondrement des colonies d’abeilles (CCD pour colony collapse disorder ) – cette inquiétante diminution des populations.Parasitic Fly Turning Honeybees Into “Zombies” [Video]
Parasitic flies are the new found culprit of what many researchers are calling “ Colony Collapse Disorde r” among honey bees. Honey bees are one of the most helpful insects on Earth as the pollinate a lot of crops that scientists have been unable to do in an artificial way such as grapes, avocados and soybeans. The discovery of the parasitic fly was accomplished by John Hafernik, a biology professor at San Francisco State University. He had collected a group of belly up bees that he found near a light source on campus. After forgetting about the samples he returned to later discover that the test tubes were loaded with baby flies.
Syndrome d'effondrement des colonies d'abeilles - Wikipédia
Pour les articles homonymes, voir CCD . Les apiculteurs trouvent de plus en plus souvent leurs ruches subitement vidées de presque toutes leurs abeilles. Aux États-Unis, près de 25 % du cheptel aurait disparu l'hiver 2006-2007.