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FOODS
卷 12, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods12030629
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honey; Apis mellifera; Varroa destructor; biochemical analysis; fluorescence spectroscopy
This study aimed to find a promising marker for honey bee colony infestation level using fluorescence spectroscopy and biochemical analyses. The results indicate that the catalase activity in honey and the PFC1 spectral component may be reliable markers for the V. destructor infestation level of the colonies.
Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite responsible for the loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. This study aimed to find a promising marker in honey for the bee colony infestation level using fluorescence spectroscopy and biochemical analyses. We examined whether the parameters of the honey samples' fluorescence spectra and biochemical parameters, both related to proteins and phenolics, may be connected with the level of honey bee colonies' infestation. The infestation level was highly positively correlated with the catalase activity in honey (r = 0.936). Additionally, the infestation level was positively correlated with the phenolic spectral component (r = 0.656), which was tentatively related to the phenolics in honey. No correlation was found between the diastase activity in honey and the colonies' infestation level. The results indicate that the catalase activity in honey and the PFC1 spectral component may be reliable markers for the V. destructor infestation level of the colonies. The obtained data may be related to the honey yield obtained from the apiaries.
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