Distribution and prevalence of Nosema apis and N. ceranae in temperate and subtropical eco-regions of Argentina

PACINI, ADRIANA; MIRA, ANABELLA; MOLINERI, ANA; GIACOBINO, AGOSTINA; BULACIO, NATALIA; AIGNASSE, ANDREA; ZAGO, LUIS; IZAGUIRRE, MERCEDES; MERKE, JULIETA; ORELLANO, EMANUEL; BERTOZZI, EZEQUIEL; PIETRONAVE, HERNAN; RUSSO, ROMINA; SCANNAPIECO, ALEJANDRA CARLA; LANZAVECCHIA, SILVIA BEATRIZ; SCHNITTGER, LEONHARD; SIGNORINI, MARCELO

JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2016

0022-2011

A total of 361 colonies from 59 apiaries located in two temperate and three subtropical eco-regions were examined during the post-harvest period to determine distribution and prevalence of Nosema spp. Apiaries from subtropical eco-regions showed a lower spore count than those from temperate eco-regions. Pure N. ceranae and co-infection were detected in apiaries from all regions. In contrast, pure N. apis infection was exclusively observed in the subtropical study region. The predominant detection of N. apis in a subtropical region joining a southern temperate region where mainly co-infected apiaries were identified is in contrast to previous reports.