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This glossary lists some of the most common diseases and parasites which affect bees.

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Acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV) or (APV) is detected in apparently healthy colonies. It plays a role in sudden collapse of honey bee colonies.

Domain: Agriculture; Отрасль/сфера деятельности: General agriculture

Chronic Paralysis Virus (CPV) is abnormal trembling of the wings and body. Bees are unable to fly, they just crawl in the hive or in front of it. Their abdomens can be bloated, and their wings ...

Domain: Agriculture; Отрасль/сфера деятельности: General agriculture

Stonebrood is a fungal disease caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger. It causes mummification of the brood of a honey bee colony.

Domain: Agriculture; Отрасль/сфера деятельности: General agriculture

Chalkbrood or Ascosphaera apis is a fungal disease that infests the gut of the larva. The fungus will compete with the larva for food, ultimately causing it to starve. The fungus will then go on to ...

Domain: Agriculture; Отрасль/сфера деятельности: General agriculture

European foulbrood or Melissococcus plutonius is a type of bacterial disease. It is a bacterium that infects the mid-gut of the bee larva. European foulbrood is considered less serious than American ...

Domain: Agriculture; Отрасль/сфера деятельности: General agriculture

American foulbrood is a type of bacterial disease caused by the spore-forming Paenibacillus larvae, is the most widespread and destructive of the bee brood diseases in the US. Larvae up to 3 days ...

Domain: Agriculture; Отрасль/сфера деятельности: General agriculture

The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a type of songbird that feeds on bees. It is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north ...

Domain: Animals; Отрасль/сфера деятельности: Insects

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