Sudden Die-off of Honeybee Colonies
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Sudden Die-off of Honeybee Colonies

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2008;32(3):271-275
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Abstract

Apis mellifera is used for honeybee keeping all over Turkey. Recently, honeybees have been suddenly disappearing for no apparent reason. It is presumed that some viral and parasitic honeybee pathogens are responsible for this. No medical research has been conducted to determine the pathologic causes of the sudden die-off of the honeybee colonies in Turkey as yet. This is of urgent importance for future of the honeybee industry.

Keywords: Honeybee, sudden colony die-off, virus, parasite, Turkey