Flores J M, Gutiérrez I, Espejo R
Centro Andaluz de Apicultura Ecológica, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Spain.
Mycologia. 2005 Nov-Dec;97(6):1171-6. doi: 10.3852/mycologia.97.6.1171.
Chalkbrood in honeybees (Apis mellifera L. Himenoptera: Apidae) is a fungal disease caused by Ascosphaera apis (Maassen ex Claussen) Olive and Spiltoir. This disease requires the presence of fungal spores and a predisposing condition in the susceptible brood for the disease to develop. In this study we examined the role of pollen in the development of chalkbrood disease under two experimental conditions: (i) pollen combs were transferred from infected to uninfected beehives and (ii) colonies were deprived of adequate pollen supplies to feed the brood. The results of both treatments confirmed that pollen is an element that should be taken into account when controlling this honeybee disease.
蜜蜂白垩病（西方蜜蜂，膜翅目：蜜蜂科）是由蜜蜂球囊菌（Maassen ex Claussen）Olive和Spiltoir引起的一种真菌病。这种疾病需要真菌孢子的存在以及易感幼虫中的诱发条件才能发展。在本研究中，我们在两种实验条件下研究了花粉在白垩病发展中的作用：（i）将花粉脾从受感染的蜂箱转移到未受感染的蜂箱；（ii）蜂群被剥夺足够的花粉供应以喂养幼虫。两种处理的结果均证实，在控制这种蜜蜂疾病时，花粉是一个应予以考虑的因素。
