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What diseases can honey bees get?
American foulbrood, amoeba, chalkbrood, European foul brood, nosema, rickettsial, sacbrood, spiroplasma and stonebrood are examples of diseases that honeybees can get. The causes can be bacterial in the case of American foulbrood, fungal in the instance of chalkbrood, and viral in terms of sacbrood. American foulbrood decimates younger honeybees whereas nosema ends adult life cycles and natural histories.
What virus is causing the destruction of honey bee colonies?
Israeli acute paralysis and tobacco ringspot are the viruses which are causing the destruction of honey bee colonies. They join such other viruses as acute bee paralysis, Kashmir bee, black queen cell, chronic paralysis, cloudy wing, deformed wing, and sacbrood viruses. The above-mentioned viruses merge with nutritional deficiencies, other pathogens, and pesticides in emptying hives of their honey-making occupants.
Do vampire moths carry diseases?
Yes, honey bees carry diseases. The beneficial insects in question (Apis spp) contract bacterial diseases such as foulbrood and fungal diseases such as chalkbrood and stonebrood. They also suffer from viral diseases such as acute paralysis, chronic paralysis, cloudy wing, deformed wing, sacbrood and tobacco ringspot.
