Mediating a host cell signaling pathway linked to overwinter mortality offers a promising therapeutic approach for improving bee health.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Honey bees provides valuable pollination services for world food crops and wild flowering plants which are habitats of many animal species and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. Nevertheless, the honey bee population has been declining and the majority of colony losses occur during the winter.

Objectives

The goal of this study was to understand the mechanisms underlying overwinter colony losses and develop novel therapeutic strategies for improving bee health.

Methods

First, pathogen prevalence in overwintering bees were screened between 2015 and 2018. Second, RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) for transcriptional profiling of overwintering honey bees was conducted and qRT-PCR was performed to confirm the

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658305 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature