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How to Quantify Nosema Spores Infection Rate in a Honey Bee Colony

, , Cameron Jack, , and
Contacts: Amy Vu


Release Date: 7/31/2022

Reviewed At: 3/4/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-in1123-2016

Agriculture

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered publication. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

About this Publication

This document is ENY-167, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2016. Revised March 2019, July 2022, and December 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Mortensen, A. N., Jack, C., McConnell, M., Teigen, L., & Ellis, J. (2016). How to Quantify Nosema Spores Infection Rate in a Honey Bee Colony. EDIS, 2016(5), 5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1123-2016

Authors

Jamie Ellis
Jamie Ellis

former Gahan endowed professor, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Ashley Mortensen
Ashley Mortensen

former biological scientist and alumna (Ph.D., 2018), Department of Entomology and Nematology

Cameron Jack
Cameron Jack
Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, apiculture, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Meghan McConnell
Meghan McConnell
Liana Teigen
Liana Teigen

Contacts

Amy Vu
Amy Vu
Specialist
University of Florida

state specialized program Extension agent II, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Publication #ENY-167