Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

Significant, but not biologically relevant: Nosema ceranae infections and winter losses of honey bee colonies

  • Vivian Schüler,
  • Yuk-Chien Liu,
  • Sebastian Gisder,
  • Lennart Horchler,
  • Detlef Groth,
  • Elke Genersch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04587-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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The analysis of a dataset collected over 15 years reveals no biological relevance of Nosema ceranae infections for colony losses; hence, N. ceranae is not considered a serious threat for honey bees in the background of Varroa destructor infestations.