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THE INFLUENCE OF NOSEMA APIS ON THE LARVAL HONEYBEE
Author(s) -
HASSANEIN M. H.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1951.tb07854.x
Subject(s) - biology , nosema , larva , spore , zoology , germination , botany , microsporidia , honey bees
In experiments on the infection of bee larvae with Nosema apis , the parasitic spores did not germinate and infected adults did not result. In hives of bees infected with N. apis about 10–20% of the eggs laid did not complete their development probably because of inadequate care and feeding.