Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
Understanding which ant species interacting with honeybees can transmit or acquire viruses is crucial for managing honeybee health. Our objective was to develop a new methodology using two indices, based on a per-hive approach, to identify ant-virus combinations with high transmission potential (Mat...
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| author | Rivas Fontan, Ignacio Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi Moja, Pablo Joaquín Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela Zanola, Daniel Scally, Bruno Calcaterra, Luis Dus Santos, Maria Jose Josens, Roxana Beatriz |
| author_browse | Calcaterra, Luis Dus Santos, Maria Jose Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi Josens, Roxana Beatriz Moja, Pablo Joaquín Rivas Fontan, Ignacio Scally, Bruno Zanola, Daniel |
| author_facet | Rivas Fontan, Ignacio Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi Moja, Pablo Joaquín Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela Zanola, Daniel Scally, Bruno Calcaterra, Luis Dus Santos, Maria Jose Josens, Roxana Beatriz |
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| description | Understanding which ant species interacting with honeybees can transmit or acquire viruses is crucial for managing honeybee health. Our objective was to develop a new methodology using two indices, based on a per-hive approach, to identify ant-virus combinations with high transmission potential (Matching Index) and to assess the relative risk posed to honeybees (Risk-to-Bee Index). Our survey in apiaries in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, revealed that honeybee hives more infested by ants had smaller colonies. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, was among the top three ant species infesting hives. Ant brood and queens showed higher virus detection rates compared to workers, increasing virus prevalence in ants. Four viruses were detected in L. humile, but only deformed wing virus (DWV) was more prevalent in honeybees in hives with L. humile. Argentine ants tested negative for chronic bee paralysis virus, which was common in Camponotus species. In our study, per-hive indices suggest that Argentine ants would transmit DWV and black queen cell virus to honeybees, while honeybees would transmit DWV and acute bee paralysis virus to Argentine ants and Camponotus mus. Importantly, although our indices are simpler than previous tools to evaluate interspecific virus transmission, they do not provide definitive conclusions. However, the suggestions they offered align with all existing empirical data, highlighting their robustness. Thus, this approach provides a novel tool for prioritizing research on high-risk virus transmission between honeybees and ants, emphasizing its potential impact on honeybee management. |
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| spelling | INTA228862025-07-03T14:13:36Z Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices Rivas Fontan, Ignacio Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi Moja, Pablo Joaquín Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela Zanola, Daniel Scally, Bruno Calcaterra, Luis Dus Santos, Maria Jose Josens, Roxana Beatriz Insect Viruses Ants Honey Bees Virus de Insectos Invasive Species Especie Invasiva Hormigas Apis mellifera Abeja Melífera Linepithema humile Camponotus Argentina Understanding which ant species interacting with honeybees can transmit or acquire viruses is crucial for managing honeybee health. Our objective was to develop a new methodology using two indices, based on a per-hive approach, to identify ant-virus combinations with high transmission potential (Matching Index) and to assess the relative risk posed to honeybees (Risk-to-Bee Index). Our survey in apiaries in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, revealed that honeybee hives more infested by ants had smaller colonies. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, was among the top three ant species infesting hives. Ant brood and queens showed higher virus detection rates compared to workers, increasing virus prevalence in ants. Four viruses were detected in L. humile, but only deformed wing virus (DWV) was more prevalent in honeybees in hives with L. humile. Argentine ants tested negative for chronic bee paralysis virus, which was common in Camponotus species. In our study, per-hive indices suggest that Argentine ants would transmit DWV and black queen cell virus to honeybees, while honeybees would transmit DWV and acute bee paralysis virus to Argentine ants and Camponotus mus. Importantly, although our indices are simpler than previous tools to evaluate interspecific virus transmission, they do not provide definitive conclusions. However, the suggestions they offered align with all existing empirical data, highlighting their robustness. Thus, this approach provides a novel tool for prioritizing research on high-risk virus transmission between honeybees and ants, emphasizing its potential impact on honeybee management. Instituto de Virología Fil: Rivas Fontan, Ignacio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina Fil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina Fil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina Fil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado; Argentina Fil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina Fil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Zanola, Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina Fil: Scally, Bruno. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia del Noroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Scally, Bruno. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Calcaterra, Luis. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI); Argentina Fil: Dus Santos, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina Fil: Dus Santos, María José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Josens, Roxana Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina 2025-07-03T14:04:27Z 2025-07-03T14:04:27Z 2025-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22886 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z 1297-9678 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Nature Apidologie 56 : article number 63 (June 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Insect Viruses Ants Honey Bees Virus de Insectos Invasive Species Especie Invasiva Hormigas Apis mellifera Abeja Melífera Linepithema humile Camponotus Argentina Rivas Fontan, Ignacio Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi Moja, Pablo Joaquín Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela Zanola, Daniel Scally, Bruno Calcaterra, Luis Dus Santos, Maria Jose Josens, Roxana Beatriz Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices |
| title | Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices |
| title_full | Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices |
| title_fullStr | Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices |
| title_short | Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices |
| title_sort | assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive infesting ants using novel per hive co detection indices |
| topic | Insect Viruses Ants Honey Bees Virus de Insectos Invasive Species Especie Invasiva Hormigas Apis mellifera Abeja Melífera Linepithema humile Camponotus Argentina |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22886 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z |
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