Amritha V. S.

First Molecular Evidence of Sacbrood Virus in Indian Honey Bee (Apis cerana indica F.) Colonies of Kerala, India

Saisri Manchikatla, Amritha V. S. & Vijayasree V. · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Aim: The study aimed to isolate, characterize and identify the pathogenic entity responsible for viral disease in infected brood of Apis cerana indica colonies of different locations of Kerala. Study Design: Purposive sampling of infected brood samples, RT-PCR, sequencing and phy...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123388

Prevalence of Brood Diseases in Indian Honey Bee (Apis cerana indica) Colonies: A Kerala Study

Saisri Manchikatla, Amritha V. S., Vijayasree V. & Pratheesh P. Gopinath · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

Aim: The study aimed to assess brood disease incidence in Apis cerana indica colonies across Kerala, analyze seasonal variation, and evaluate the effect of weather and hive conditions on disease prevalence for the management of brood diseases in Indian bee colonies. Study Design:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i113744