deformed-wing-virus

Estonia-TUIT

October 21, 2023

beeyeast, deformed-wing-virus

conservation

Estonia-TUIT # BeeYeast: Yeast Engineering to Fight Bee Viral Infections # Honey bees play a crucial role as pollinators that is essential for preserving biodiversity. They also yield valuable products such as honey and beeswax, integral to human livelihoods. Unfortunately, honey bee populations are globally declining, influenced by factors like pathogens, climate shifts, and excessive pesticide use. Among these challenges, the Deformed wing virus (DWV), primarily transmitted by mites, is particularly widespread and detrimental, causing the death of millions of bees annually. ...

UBC-Okanagan

October 21, 2023

deformed-wing-virus, bee-immune-systems, trans-generational-immune-priming

conservation

UBC-Okanagan # ImmuniBee # The global bee population decline is critical, harming agriculture and the environment. Honeybees, the most widely distributed bee, are also affected. The presence of Deformed Wing Virus is a major contributor, causing deformities and leading to Colony-Collapse-Disorder. Not only causing losses for beekeepers, but honeybee infections also pose a threat to native bees and pollinators as reservoirs and carriers of disease. Our goal is to develop the world’s first treatment for bee viruses leveraging our understanding of bee immune systems and synthetic biology. ...