From Pollen to Pathogen Defense: How Pollen Chemical Quality Impacts Deformed Wing Virus Infection and Survival in Honey Bees
Richard García Domínguez, María D. López-Belchí, Nolberto Arismendi, Marisol Vargas · 2026
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Richard García Domínguez and co-authors weighed proof in 2026 on how the chemical worth of pollen shapes a wing-deforming virus in honey bees. Pollen feeds bees their protein, fats, and key minerals, yet its makeup shifts with plant source, place, and season. Those shifts can sway body defense and the strain a virus inflicts.
Rich, mixed pollen diets tend to go with longer colony life and better health in the studies surveyed. Effects on virus load split by study: some found lower loads, while others found flat or higher loads even as bees thrived. The split hints that good food may help bees bear the harm more than beat the virus back. Plant compounds in pollen draw interest as shield agents, yet proof of direct virus killing in bees stays thin.
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| CREATOR | Richard García Domínguez, María D. López-Belchí, Nolberto Arismendi, Marisol Vargas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44838 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |