Título : Supplementation of honey bee production colonies with a native beneficial microbe mixture
Autor(es) : Arredondo, Daniela
Añón, Guillermo
Campá, Juan
Harriet, Jorge
Castelli, Loreley
Zunino, Pablo
Antúnez, Karina
Fecha de publicación : 20-sep-2023
Tipo de publicación: Artículo
Versión: Publicado
Publicado por: Brill
Publicado en: Beneficial Microbes
Areas del conocimiento : Ciencias Naturales y Exactas
Ciencias Biológicas
Biología Celular, Microbiología
Ciencias Agrícolas
Ciencias Veterinarias
Otros descriptores : probiotics
Honey bee health
Beneficial microorganisms
Nosema spp
Varroa destructor
Resumen : Honey bee colonies form a complex superorganism, with individual and social immune defences that control overall colony health. Sometimes these defences are not enough to overcome infections by parasites and pathogens. For that reason, several studies have been conducted to evaluate different strategies to improve honey bee health. A novel alternative that is being studied is the use of beneficial microbes. In a previous study, we isolated and characterised bacterial strains from the native gut microbiota of honey bees. Four Apilactobacillus kunkeei strains were mixed and administered in laboratory models to evaluate their potential beneficial effect on larvae and adult bees. This beneficial microbe mixture was safe; it did not affect the expression of immune-related genes, and it was able to decrease the mortality caused by Paenibacillus larvae infection in larvae and reduced the Nosema ceranae spore number in infected adult honey bees. In the present study, we aimed to delve into the impact of the administration of this beneficial microbe mixture on honey bee colonies, under field conditions. The mixture was administered in sugar syrup using lyophilised bacterial cells or fresh cultures, by aspersion or sprayed and feeder, once a week for three consecutive weeks, in autumn or spring 2015, 2017 and 2019. Colony strength parameters were estimated before the administration, and one and three months later. Simultaneously different samples were collected to evaluate the infection levels of parasites and pathogens. The results showed that dministering the beneficial microbe mixture decreased or stabilised the infection by N. ceranae or Varroa destructor in some trials but not in others. However, it failed to improve the colony’s strength parameters or honey production. Therefore, field studies can be a game-changer when beneficial microbes for honey bees are tested, and meticulous studies should be performed to test their effectiveness
URI / Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12381/3290
DOI: 10.1163/18762891-20220099
Institución responsable del proyecto: Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, MEC
Dirección de Laboratorios Veterinarios, Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca
Financiadores: Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación
Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria
Identificador ANII: POS_NAC_2015_1_109747
FMV_1_2017_1_135942
Nivel de Acceso: Acceso abierto
Licencia CC: Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional. (CC BY-NC-ND)
Aparece en las colecciones: Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable

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