A New Case of Honeybee Apis mellifera Infection with Bumblebee Parasite Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida)

Michał Schulz; Radosław Ścibior; Maciej Grzybek; Aleksandra Łoś; Jerzy Paleolog; Aneta Strachecka

doi:10.1654/1525-2647-86.1.65

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Michał Schulz,¹ Radosław Ścibior,² Maciej Grzybek,³ Aleksandra Łoś,¹ Jerzy Paleolog,² Aneta Strachecka^1,*

¹1Institute of Biological Basis of Animal Production, Faculty of Biology, Animal Sciences and Bioecon
²2Department of Zoology, Animal Ecology & Wildlife Management, Faculty of Biology, Animal Sciences an
³3Department of Tropical Parasitology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Powstania Styczniowego 9B, 81-51

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

The Apicystis bombi neogregarines parasitize bumblebees. Apis mellifera is its accidental host, but, in the future, it might become its ultimate host. Using polymerase chain reaction and microscopic analysis, we found A. bombi in 1 of 10 apiaries in Central Europe. The colony was queenless, with rebel workers. The parasite was detected in the hemolymph and digestive tracts but not in the fat bodies of the honeybee workers, whereas in its original host (bumblebees), it also occurs in the fat bodies.

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Michał Schulz, Radosław Ścibior, Maciej Grzybek, Aleksandra Łoś, Jerzy Paleolog, and Aneta Strachecka "A New Case of Honeybee Apis mellifera Infection with Bumblebee Parasite Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida)," Comparative Parasitology 86(1), 65-67, (1 January 2019). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-86.1.65

Published: 1 January 2019

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