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Spanish-English translation
A mite spreads a virus lethal to honeybees
Environment | Virus | UN | Agriculture
Deforestation, and the effect of mites threaten the global population of honey bees. EFE
Mites need one to three years to select this deadly strain of the virus
Scientists were able to verify the relationship between the collapse of bee and the mite-borne viruses
LONDON, ENGLAND (08/JUN/2012) . - A parasitic mite has spread a virus that is decimating honeybee colonies in the world, according to a study from the Universities of Sheffield (United Kingdom) and Hawaii (EE . States). The study, published in the latest edition of the journal Science, says that the Varroa mite has increased from 10 to 100% incidence of so-called deformed wing virus (DMW its acronym in English) between the colonies of bees. mites incubated the virus and inject it directly into the blood of honey bees (Apis mellifera). The association between the virus and the mite was studied by a team led by Stephen Martin, University of Sheffield, in the Hawaiian archipelago, where the arrival of these parasites from California in 2007 led to investigate changes in prevalence, burden and diversity of viral strains that affect honeybees, as safe to the spread of Varroa. Scientists could test the relationship between the collapse of bee colonies and the mite-borne viruses, including a dominant strain of DMW identical to that found in the United Kingdom, Italy, Denmark, Spain and France. also able to observe the mites need one to three years to select this deadly strain of the virus, which persists even when the population achieved control of Varroa. But this is not the only threat that hangs over the honey bees, which are also affected by pollution The use of pesticides and the invasion of alien species like the wasp killer from Asia and the Africanized bee. According to United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of world food supplies depend on bee pollination and production of some fruits, seeds and nuts fall by over 90% without them.
Spanish-English translation
A mite spreads a virus lethal to honeybees
Environment | Virus | UN | Agriculture
Deforestation, and the effect of mites threaten the global population of honey bees. EFE
Mites need one to three years to select this deadly strain of the virus
Scientists were able to verify the relationship between the collapse of bee and the mite-borne viruses
LONDON, ENGLAND (08/JUN/2012) . - A parasitic mite has spread a virus that is decimating honeybee colonies in the world, according to a study from the Universities of Sheffield (United Kingdom) and Hawaii (EE . States). The study, published in the latest edition of the journal Science, says that the Varroa mite has increased from 10 to 100% incidence of so-called deformed wing virus (DMW its acronym in English) between the colonies of bees. mites incubated the virus and inject it directly into the blood of honey bees (Apis mellifera). The association between the virus and the mite was studied by a team led by Stephen Martin, University of Sheffield, in the Hawaiian archipelago, where the arrival of these parasites from California in 2007 led to investigate changes in prevalence, burden and diversity of viral strains that affect honeybees, as safe to the spread of Varroa. Scientists could test the relationship between the collapse of bee colonies and the mite-borne viruses, including a dominant strain of DMW identical to that found in the United Kingdom, Italy, Denmark, Spain and France. also able to observe the mites need one to three years to select this deadly strain of the virus, which persists even when the population achieved control of Varroa. But this is not the only threat that hangs over the honey bees, which are also affected by pollution The use of pesticides and the invasion of alien species like the wasp killer from Asia and the Africanized bee. According to United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 71 of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of world food supplies depend on bee pollination and production of some fruits, seeds and nuts fall by over 90% without them.