Mites also feed on fat bodies

[h. adam steinberg]

Sorry if this was already posted to the list. It came out mid January. I’ve been away.

From the article: "In the paper, Ramsey and his colleagues show that the varroa mite doesn’t just suck blood but feeds on a vital organ in the honeybee called the fat body, which stores nutrients and filters toxins — sort of like a human’s liver. “

Here is an overview of the PNAS paper. <https://www.inverse.com/article/52529-scientists-finally-understand-why-varroa-mites-kill-bees>

[Greg V]

Been discussed on Beesource since October 2018:

https://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?349541-Varroa-Does-Not-Feed-on-Hemolymph-Samuel-Ramsey-shakes-up-current-knowledge

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[Marcin Matelski]

If anyone gets a chance to see Dr. Ramsey speak, don't miss the opportunity. He was a speaker at last year's Bee Forum in Chicago and it was phenomenal. He's also got an ongoing fundraiser to cover the costs of studying the next mite - tropilaelaps.

[Greg V]

Relevant read:

https://entomologytoday.org/2019/02/21/inside-look-how-varroa-mite-diet-discovered/

[Zac Alexander]

There's a great interview with Dr. Ramsey on the Beekeeping Today podcast (also a great resource). http://beekeepingtodaypodcast.com/dr-samuel-ramsey-the-varroa-fat-body-rediscovery

He's a really interesting guy doing really interesting research. +1 for his fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/fundhoneybeeresearch

[Marcin Matelski]

Dr Ramsey was a speaker last year at a Bee Forum in Chicago. In addition to his great and informative presentation, he dissected bees to show fat bodies and point out differences between healthy fat bodies ( full of nutrition ) and dilapidated ( empty of nutrients ) ones. As his research shows, fat bodies are very important organ that's responsible for many functions that allow bees/colony to perform efficiently. If you have a chance to see/hear Dr. Ramsey speak, I would highly recommend it

Marcin

Chicago

[Scott Johnson]

I'm at the MOSES Conference and someone just recommended this Ramsey video to me about this topic: https://youtu.be/DK2Xi0ST4rA

Scott

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Scott Johnson Ph.D.

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Low Technology Institute

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