Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices

Autores
Rivas Fontan, Ignacio; Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi; Moja, Pablo Joaquín; Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela; Zanola, Daniel; Scally, Bruno; Calcaterra, Luis; Dus Santos, Maria Jose; Josens, Roxana Beatriz
Año de publicación
2025
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
Understanding which ant species interacting with honeybees can transmit or acquire viruses is crucial for managing honeybee health. Our objective was to develop a new methodology using two indices, based on a per-hive approach, to identify ant-virus combinations with high transmission potential (Matching Index) and to assess the relative risk posed to honeybees (Risk-to-Bee Index). Our survey in apiaries in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, revealed that honeybee hives more infested by ants had smaller colonies. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, was among the top three ant species infesting hives. Ant brood and queens showed higher virus detection rates compared to workers, increasing virus prevalence in ants. Four viruses were detected in L. humile, but only deformed wing virus (DWV) was more prevalent in honeybees in hives with L. humile. Argentine ants tested negative for chronic bee paralysis virus, which was common in Camponotus species. In our study, per-hive indices suggest that Argentine ants would transmit DWV and black queen cell virus to honeybees, while honeybees would transmit DWV and acute bee paralysis virus to Argentine ants and Camponotus mus. Importantly, although our indices are simpler than previous tools to evaluate interspecific virus transmission, they do not provide definitive conclusions. However, the suggestions they offered align with all existing empirical data, highlighting their robustness. Thus, this approach provides a novel tool for prioritizing research on high-risk virus transmission between honeybees and ants, emphasizing its potential impact on honeybee management.
Instituto de Virología
Fil: Rivas Fontan, Ignacio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado; Argentina
Fil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina
Fil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Zanola, Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Scally, Bruno. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia del Noroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Scally, Bruno. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Calcaterra, Luis. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI); Argentina
Fil: Dus Santos, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina
Fil: Dus Santos, María José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Josens, Roxana Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
Fuente
Apidologie 56 : article number 63 (June 2025)
Materia
Insect Viruses
Ants
Honey Bees
Virus de Insectos
Invasive Species
Especie Invasiva
Hormigas
Apis mellifera
Abeja Melífera
Linepithema humile
Camponotus
Argentina
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso restringido
Condiciones de uso
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Repositorio
INTA Digital (INTA)
Institución
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
OAI Identificador
oai:localhost:20.500.12123/22886
Acceder
id INTADig_163b2a58c4e66f60798f61b469588d4c
oai_identifier_str oai:localhost:20.500.12123/22886
network_acronym_str INTADig
repository_id_str l
network_name_str INTA Digital (INTA)
spelling Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indicesRivas Fontan, IgnacioGonzalez, Fernanda NoemiMoja, Pablo JoaquínFerrufino, Cecilia GabrielaZanola, DanielScally, BrunoCalcaterra, LuisDus Santos, Maria JoseJosens, Roxana BeatrizInsect VirusesAntsHoney BeesVirus de InsectosInvasive SpeciesEspecie InvasivaHormigasApis melliferaAbeja MelíferaLinepithema humileCamponotusArgentinaUnderstanding which ant species interacting with honeybees can transmit or acquire viruses is crucial for managing honeybee health. Our objective was to develop a new methodology using two indices, based on a per-hive approach, to identify ant-virus combinations with high transmission potential (Matching Index) and to assess the relative risk posed to honeybees (Risk-to-Bee Index). Our survey in apiaries in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, revealed that honeybee hives more infested by ants had smaller colonies. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, was among the top three ant species infesting hives. Ant brood and queens showed higher virus detection rates compared to workers, increasing virus prevalence in ants. Four viruses were detected in L. humile, but only deformed wing virus (DWV) was more prevalent in honeybees in hives with L. humile. Argentine ants tested negative for chronic bee paralysis virus, which was common in Camponotus species. In our study, per-hive indices suggest that Argentine ants would transmit DWV and black queen cell virus to honeybees, while honeybees would transmit DWV and acute bee paralysis virus to Argentine ants and Camponotus mus. Importantly, although our indices are simpler than previous tools to evaluate interspecific virus transmission, they do not provide definitive conclusions. However, the suggestions they offered align with all existing empirical data, highlighting their robustness. Thus, this approach provides a novel tool for prioritizing research on high-risk virus transmission between honeybees and ants, emphasizing its potential impact on honeybee management.Instituto de VirologíaFil: Rivas Fontan, Ignacio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado; ArgentinaFil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); ArgentinaFil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Zanola, Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Scally, Bruno. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia del Noroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Scally, Bruno. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Calcaterra, Luis. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI); ArgentinaFil: Dus Santos, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); ArgentinaFil: Dus Santos, María José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Josens, Roxana Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; ArgentinaSpringer Nature2025-07-03T14:04:27Z2025-07-03T14:04:27Z2025-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22886https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z1297-9678https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-zApidologie 56 : article number 63 (June 2025)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-11T10:25:48Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/22886instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-11 10:25:49.118INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
title Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
spellingShingle Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
Rivas Fontan, Ignacio
Insect Viruses
Ants
Honey Bees
Virus de Insectos
Invasive Species
Especie Invasiva
Hormigas
Apis mellifera
Abeja Melífera
Linepithema humile
Camponotus
Argentina
title_short Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
title_full Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
title_fullStr Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
title_full_unstemmed Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
title_sort Assessing potential viral transmission between honeybees and hive-infesting ants using novel per-hive co-detection indices
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rivas Fontan, Ignacio
Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi
Moja, Pablo Joaquín
Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela
Zanola, Daniel
Scally, Bruno
Calcaterra, Luis
Dus Santos, Maria Jose
Josens, Roxana Beatriz
author Rivas Fontan, Ignacio
author_facet Rivas Fontan, Ignacio
Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi
Moja, Pablo Joaquín
Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela
Zanola, Daniel
Scally, Bruno
Calcaterra, Luis
Dus Santos, Maria Jose
Josens, Roxana Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi
Moja, Pablo Joaquín
Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela
Zanola, Daniel
Scally, Bruno
Calcaterra, Luis
Dus Santos, Maria Jose
Josens, Roxana Beatriz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Insect Viruses
Ants
Honey Bees
Virus de Insectos
Invasive Species
Especie Invasiva
Hormigas
Apis mellifera
Abeja Melífera
Linepithema humile
Camponotus
Argentina
topic Insect Viruses
Ants
Honey Bees
Virus de Insectos
Invasive Species
Especie Invasiva
Hormigas
Apis mellifera
Abeja Melífera
Linepithema humile
Camponotus
Argentina
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Understanding which ant species interacting with honeybees can transmit or acquire viruses is crucial for managing honeybee health. Our objective was to develop a new methodology using two indices, based on a per-hive approach, to identify ant-virus combinations with high transmission potential (Matching Index) and to assess the relative risk posed to honeybees (Risk-to-Bee Index). Our survey in apiaries in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, revealed that honeybee hives more infested by ants had smaller colonies. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, was among the top three ant species infesting hives. Ant brood and queens showed higher virus detection rates compared to workers, increasing virus prevalence in ants. Four viruses were detected in L. humile, but only deformed wing virus (DWV) was more prevalent in honeybees in hives with L. humile. Argentine ants tested negative for chronic bee paralysis virus, which was common in Camponotus species. In our study, per-hive indices suggest that Argentine ants would transmit DWV and black queen cell virus to honeybees, while honeybees would transmit DWV and acute bee paralysis virus to Argentine ants and Camponotus mus. Importantly, although our indices are simpler than previous tools to evaluate interspecific virus transmission, they do not provide definitive conclusions. However, the suggestions they offered align with all existing empirical data, highlighting their robustness. Thus, this approach provides a novel tool for prioritizing research on high-risk virus transmission between honeybees and ants, emphasizing its potential impact on honeybee management.
Instituto de Virología
Fil: Rivas Fontan, Ignacio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina
Fil: Gonzalez, Fernanda Noemi. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Moja, Pablo Joaquín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado; Argentina
Fil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina
Fil: Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Zanola, Daniel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Scally, Bruno. Centro de Investigaciones y Transferencia del Noroeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Scally, Bruno. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Calcaterra, Luis. Fundación para el Estudio de Especies Invasivas (FuEDEI); Argentina
Fil: Dus Santos, María José. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas (IVIT); Argentina
Fil: Dus Santos, María José. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Josens, Roxana Beatriz. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales; Argentina
description Understanding which ant species interacting with honeybees can transmit or acquire viruses is crucial for managing honeybee health. Our objective was to develop a new methodology using two indices, based on a per-hive approach, to identify ant-virus combinations with high transmission potential (Matching Index) and to assess the relative risk posed to honeybees (Risk-to-Bee Index). Our survey in apiaries in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, revealed that honeybee hives more infested by ants had smaller colonies. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, was among the top three ant species infesting hives. Ant brood and queens showed higher virus detection rates compared to workers, increasing virus prevalence in ants. Four viruses were detected in L. humile, but only deformed wing virus (DWV) was more prevalent in honeybees in hives with L. humile. Argentine ants tested negative for chronic bee paralysis virus, which was common in Camponotus species. In our study, per-hive indices suggest that Argentine ants would transmit DWV and black queen cell virus to honeybees, while honeybees would transmit DWV and acute bee paralysis virus to Argentine ants and Camponotus mus. Importantly, although our indices are simpler than previous tools to evaluate interspecific virus transmission, they do not provide definitive conclusions. However, the suggestions they offered align with all existing empirical data, highlighting their robustness. Thus, this approach provides a novel tool for prioritizing research on high-risk virus transmission between honeybees and ants, emphasizing its potential impact on honeybee management.
publishDate 2025
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2025-07-03T14:04:27Z
2025-07-03T14:04:27Z
2025-06
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22886
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z
1297-9678
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22886
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-025-01190-z
identifier_str_mv 1297-9678
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
eu_rights_str_mv restrictedAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Springer Nature
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Springer Nature
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv Apidologie 56 : article number 63 (June 2025)
reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)
instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
reponame_str INTA Digital (INTA)
collection INTA Digital (INTA)
instname_str Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
repository.name.fl_str_mv INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
repository.mail.fl_str_mv tripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.ar
_version_ 1842975545036374016
score 12.993085

Publicaciones similares