honey bee virus

Question 1

HBV pathogen

Answer 1

• virus

Question 2

HBV mode of transmission

Answer 2

• sac brood = foodbourne / waterborne through larvae feeding of contaminated pollen, nectar or water
• indirect
• deformed wing, varroa mite parasite vector (indirect)

Question 3

HBV impact on bee

Answer 3

• deformed wing
• colony collapse
• dead and dying brood
• outer skin toughens forming a sac around watery remains

Question 4

HBV management

Answer 4

• early detection to ensure the mite doesn’t enter australia
• monitor cargo ships entering Australia
• monitor hives

Question 5

HBV life cycle

Answer 5

1. jelly secretion with rna
2. jelly with rna
3. rna is ingested
4. rna uptake to the hernolymph
5. systematic spread of rna
6. rna uptake to the feeding glands