Recent publication:

> There has been considerable  focus  and  interest  in  selecting  for  honeybee genotypes that are resistant to both Varroa and DWV [14].However, within populations of wild honeybee colonies, decreased opportunities for both horizontal and vertical transmission may result in selection for less virulent viral genotypes [99], which may be a novel approach to support-ing honeybee health. Our study provides the first evidence for this mechanism, and lays the groundwork for further studies examining these dynamics in populations of both managed and wild colonies, and for potentially identifying biomarkers of less virulent DWV populations. — Ray AM, Gordon EC, Seeley TD, Rasgon JL, Grozinger CM. 2023 Signatures of adaptive decreased virulence of deformed wing virus in an isolated population of wild honeybees (Apis mellifera).Proc. R. Soc. B290:20231965.

Interesting footnote:

> Declaration of AI use. We have not used AI-assisted technologies increating this article.

posted by PLB

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