Pathogen Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Aethina tumida Murray in South Korea

Journal of Apicultural Science

Choi Yong-Soo¹  Yoo Mi-Sun²  Seo Hyun-Ji²  Jung Sukchan²  Truong A-Tai²  Hwang Tae Jun²  Cho Yun Sang²  Seo Soo Kyoung²  Yoon Soon-Seek²  Hong Ki-Jeong³ 

[1] Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Korea (South);Department of Animal and Plant Health Research, Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Korea (South);Department of Plant Medicine, Sunchon National University, Korea (South);

关键词: aethina tumida;    black queen cell virus;    deformed wing virus;    phylogenetic analysis;    small hive beetle;   

DOI  :  10.2478/jas-2022-0004

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida Murray, is a parasite of honey bee colonies and causes the fermentation of honey as well as colony collapse. Outbreaks have been confirmed in Africa, America, Europe as well as Asia, where an outbreak was reported in the Philippines and South Korea in 2014 and 2017, respectively. In South Korea, in September 2016, this honey bee parasite was first identified in apiaries in Miryang, Gyeongnam Province. However, the invasion pathway of SHB has not been identified, and honey bee pathogens harbored by SHB have not been well characterized. Therefore, phylogenetic analysis of SHB with the use of COI gene and detection of fourteen common honey bee pathogens were conducted in this study. The confirmation of the fourteen honey bee pathogens in SHB showed that this beetle carries black queen cell virus and deformed wing virus. Therefore, SHB could have a role in the spread of these viruses. The way of entry of the SHB to South Korea remains undetermined, but the phylogenetic analysis of the COI gene revealed that it was most similar to species found in the USA. There is an urgent need for national-level monitoring and quarantine measures for preventing the spread of SHB infestation in South Korea.

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