Infectious Diseases in Beneficial Insects: Current Status of Pébrine and Nosema Diseases and Their Progression (Volume II)
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Behavior and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 210
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Interests: insect pathology; microsporidia; noctuid; bacteria and fungi entomopathogen
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Interests: insect pathology; microsporidia; entomopathogenic protozoans; microbial control, insect cell culture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Beneficial insects have been treated with great care since ancient times because they provide various beneficial substances for humankind. In addition, while the sericulture industry which produces silk is declining due to the emergence of chemical fibers, modern agriculture is no longer possible without the existence of pollinators, such as Early Bumblebees. They suffer from disease, similarly to humans. In particular, silkworm pébrine, a microsporidiosis caused by infection with microsporidia, is considered to be the most serious because of its chronic pathogenicity. The microsporidian parasite is transmitted from the mother moth to the next generation through the eggs, making it difficult to eliminate the disease. Although the pébrine has been prevented using the prophylactic method of mother moth examination, which was invented by Pasteur, the disease has not yet been eradicated. Additionally, honeybee nosemosis (microsporidiosis caused by microsporidia belonging to the genus Nosema) continues to be detected all over the world. Microsporidiosis remains a persistent threat to sericulture and apiculture.
This Special Issue welcomes review and research article papers focusing on the occurrence, distribution, and biological aspects of microsporidiosis in beneficial insects, silkworms, and bees since 2000.
Dr. Yoshinori Hatakeyama
Dr. Chisa Yasunaga-Aoki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- beneficial insects
- silkworm
- bee
- microsporidia
- pébrine
- microsporidiosis
- nosemosis
