"Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that the relationship between the tissue-sucking Varroa mite and virulence of a virus of honey bees, has most likely been misunderstood. The study challenges the long-held belief that the parasitic Varroa mite – a mite that sucks the tissue of honey bees – transmits the Deformed Wing Virus of honey bees and in doing so changes the virus to make it more virulent and deadly. Research published today in Proceedings of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences concludes that this belief is incorrect." https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/01/30/study-shows-dangerous-bee-virus-might-be--innocent-bystander-.html?fbclid=IwAR2iz_Qyu-LWZzonZo_um1lolto_MryvN3SbeiarK4o0KxKv4XEELBSyEFY Peer review paper here - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2018.2452?fbclid=IwAR1ELmwXCbsWfox49s1w2za70X74C0hMu_5oh46J9GaVpspUOdZPRsG6O4w *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
