What’s new with Nosema treatment?

What’s new with Nosema treatment?

Nosema disease is believed by some to be a significant stressor of honey bees. Nosema is contracted by honey bees by ingesting the spore through trophallaxis (food sharing) or by ingesting waste from an infected nest mate. Once ingested, the Nosema replicates inside the midgut (stomach) cells and essentially hijacks nutrition from the honey bee. As the spores replicate, the midgut membrane ruptures, which results in the release of more spores into the honey bee’s midgut, increasing the likelihood that the disease will be transmitted to others throughout the hive.