TSU has found the cause of Siberian bees’ disease resistance
One of the most acute problems for beekeepers around the world is nosematosis, a parasitic disease that can lead to the mass death of honeybees. TSU biologists searched for genetic markers that determine the susceptibility or resistance of bees to various diseases, with the main emphasis on nosematosis. According to the study, the scientists were able to identify potential DNA loci of the dangerous infection.
- An analysis of the state of apiaries in the Tomsk Region showed that a variety of diseases are circulating in the region, among which are two types of nosematosis, A and C,- says Nadezhda Ostroverhova, Associate Professor at the Department of Invertebrate Animals, TSU Biological Institute. - In the first, the bees die because of intestinal damage, but the second form of the disease that is more dangerous is type C. It is an aggressive form that theoretically should not be present in the Tomsk Region due to the cold, but it exists. Nosematosis C is difficult to detect in an apiary, apparently it may not appear at all, and the bees for no apparent reason leave the hive in droves.
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