Viruses and vectors tied to honey bee colony losses
Zachary S. Lamas, Frank D. L. Rinkevich, Andrew Garavito, Allison Shaulis, Dawn L. Boncristiani, Elizabeth Hill, Yan Ping Chen, Jay Daniel Evans
During early-2025 US honey bee collapses (>60% losses), dying bees carried high loads of infectious DWV-A, DWV-B, and ABPV, and 100% of screened Varroa mites carried the amitraz-resistance allele.
PLoS Pathogens · Feb 23, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology✦ In-depth digest