A deeper understanding of system interactions can explain contradictory field results on pesticide impact on honey bees

oleh: Dimitri Breda, Davide Frizzera, Giulia Giordano, Elisa Seffin, Virginia Zanni, Desiderato Annoscia, Christopher J. Topping, Franco Blanchini, Francesco Nazzi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01

Deskripsi

Pesticide impact on honey bees under field conditions remains elusive. Here, the authors combine a systems biology approach and laboratory experiments to show that the immune suppressive effect of the pathogen deformed wing virus can be responsible for the disparity amongst honey bee experiments.