Honey Bee Testing

Test Code
What is Detected
HB-Q
Full Honey Bee Panel (Includes the 7 triplexes listed below, AHB, and AmSV1)
ABL2
Acute Bee Paralysis Virus, Black Queen Cell Virus, and Lake Sinai Virus 2
AES
American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, Sacbrood Virus
CAA
Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus, Ascosphaera apis, Acarapis woodi
DWV
Deformed Wing Virus A, Deformed Wing Virus B*, Deformed Wing Virus C
ISL1
Israeli Acute Bee Paralysis, Slow Bee Paralysis, and Lake Sinai 1
KVV
Kashmir Bee Virus, **Vairimorpha apis, and **Vairimorpha ceranae
TLC
Tropilaelaps spp, Lotmaria passim, Crithidia mellificae
AHB
Africanized Honey Bees
AmSV1
Solinvivirus-1
VAR
Varroa Amitraz Resistance

*Formerly named VDV-1
**Formerly known as Nosema

Sample Types Tested

Brood Swabs
Comb
Hive Debris
Honey
Honey Bees
Pollen
Varroa Mites

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Honeybees

HB-Q Full Honeybee Pathogen Panel

Includes all tests listed below

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ABL2 Acute Bee Paralysis, Black Queen Cell, & Lake Sinai 2

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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AES American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood, & Sacbrood

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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CAA Chronic Bee Paralysis Virus, Ascosphaera apis, Acarapis woodi

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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DWV Deformed Wing Virus A, Deformed Wing Virus B*, Deformed Wing Virus C

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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ISL1 Israeli Acute Bee Paralysis, Slow Bee Paralysis, & Lake Sinai 1

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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KVV Kashmir Bee Virus, Vairimorpha ceranae, and V. apis

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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TLC: Tropilaelaps spp. (Trop), Lotmaria passim (Lpa), Crithidia mellificae (Cme)

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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AHB Africanized Honey Bees

Sample Type Tested: Brood Swabs, Comb, Honey, Honeybees, & Pollen

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Funding for development of assays came from the following entities:

  • North Dakota Department of Agriculture 

  • National Corn Growers Association