Argentine ants nesting in beehives, in addition to stressing bees out, are also associated with increased Deformed wing virus loads. Good job Jana for making the cover of Biology Letters!
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Wellington City, New Zealand
Joined July 2016
- New paper out in @SciReports, we describe the viral communities in bees and Varroa mites across Aotearoa. Interesting virus-virus interaction patterns to follow up with, exciting times for bee (and Varroa) virus research! @pjlester @EmsyRemsy @ZoeElizz nature.com/articles/s4159…
- Not #covid19 news, but still virus news in @DobelmannJana’s newest paper: Genetic Strain Diversity of Multi-Host RNA Viruses that Infect a Wide Range of Pollinators and Associates is Shaped by Geographic Origins @VirusesMDPI @pjlester
- Thanks for the shout out Julia :-)Our latest social #insect scientist interviewee is Julia Eloff. Read our interview with the New Zealander to learn about her studies of the population genetic structure of the invasive German wasp in South Africa and see some of her insect drawings! insectessociaux.com/2020/03/02/int…



