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Proteins from honey bee larval hemolymph as key candidate nutrients for Varroa destructor artificial rearing

ABSTRACT: Using artificial Parafilm™ dummies, we explored the nutrition of V. destructor females and assessed their survival when fed on hemolymph from bee larvae, pupae or adults. We compared the results to fully synthetic solutions and to filtered larval plasma. The results showed that the parasites could survive for several days or weeks on our different diets. Hemolymph from larva yielded the highest survival rates and filtered cell-free hemolymph was sufficient to maintain the mites for 14 days or more. This cell free solution thus theoretically contains all necessary nutrients for the mite survival. A proteomic analysis on the larval plasma outlined a list of 54 proteins among which several energy metabolism proteins such as vitellogenin, hexamerin or transferrin. These molecules represent key candidate nutrients that could be crucial for V. destructor survival.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Apis Mellifera (honeybee)

TISSUE(S): Hemolymph

SUBMITTER: Karim Arafah

LAB HEAD: Philippe Bulet

PROVIDER: PXD043487 | Pride | 2023-10-24

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Honey Bee Larval Hemolymph as a Source of Key Nutrients and Proteins Offers a Promising Medium for Varroa destructor Artificial Rearing.

Piou Vincent V Vilarem Caroline C Blanchard Solène S Strub Jean-Marc JM Bertile Fabrice F Bocquet Michel M Arafah Karim K Bulet Philippe P Vétillard Angélique A

International journal of molecular sciences 20230804 15

Varroa destructor, a major ectoparasite of the Western honey bee Apis mellifera, is a widespread pest that damages colonies in the Northern Hemisphere. Throughout their lifecycle, V. destructor females feed on almost every developmental stage of their host, from the last larval instar to the adult. The parasite is thought to feed on hemolymph and fat body, although its exact diet and nutritional requirements are poorly known. Using artificial Parafilm™ dummies, we explored t ...[more]

PMID: 37569818

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Proteins from honey bee larval hemolymph as key candidate nutrients for Varroa destructor artificial rearing

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Honey Bee Larval Hemolymph as a Source of Key Nutrients and Proteins Offers a Promising Medium for <i>Varroa destructor</i> Artificial Rearing.

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