IAPV, a bee-affecting virus associated with Colony Collapse Disorder can be silenced by dsRNA ingestion
2009
Maori, E. | Paldi, N. | Shafir, S. | Kalev, H. | Tsur, E. | Glick, E. | Sela, I.
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) has been associated with Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV). CCD poses a serious threat to apiculture and agriculture as a whole, due to the consequent inability to provide the necessary amount of bees for pollination of critical crops. Here we report on RNAi-silencing of IAPV infection by feeding bees with double-stranded RNA, as an efficient and feasible way of controlling this viral disease. The association of CCD with IAPV is discussed, as well as the potential of controlling CCD.
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