What does APV stand for?

Acute Paralysis Virus (honey bee disease)

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IAPD--Israeli acute paralysis virus, another imported virus, which causes paralytic seizures in bees, was recently confirmed in the US.

The bees' knees

The blood-sucking parasite lives in the hive and leaves bees unable to fight further infections, including the deformed wing virus and the Israeli acute paralysis virus.

How the midge can be an unlikely hero and save our crops

In September, Science published their metagenomic study, which found an acute paralysis virus in 96 percent of collapsed hives.

Buzz kill

Thus the name: Israeli acute paralysis virus, or IAPV.

Culprit found in billions of bee deaths?

The scientists report using a novel genetic technique and old-fashioned statistics to identify Israeli acute paralysis virus as the latest potential culprit in the widespread deaths of worker bees, a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder.

Virus may be cause of honeybees' deaths