Nezara viridula: ¿un nuevo reservorio de virus de abejas?

SUSEVICH M.L.; REYNALDI F.J.; MARTI G.A.; ECHEVERRIA M.G.

Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina

Sociedad Entomologica Argentina

Lugar: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires; Año: 2019 vol. 78 p. 36 - 39

1851-7471

In the La Plata Horticultural Belt (CHP, in spanish), bee viruses were searched for the first time in green bugs Nezara viridula (Hemíptera: Pentatomidae). The presence of the Israeli acute bee paralysis virus (IAPV) was detected using PCR technique. These results would allow inferring that knowledge of viral infections in insects would be of great importance since they could act as viral reservoirs, resulting in the spilling of pathogens to honey bees and other pollinators. This study made it possible to detect IAPV for the first time in N. viridula. Future studies are needed to understand the ecology of these viruses in arthropod communities of CHP and determine the role that green bugs play as possible reservoirs of these viruses in the environment.