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Bees' honey contains clues to their health, with 98% of honey samples testing positive for at least one bee pathogen, according to analysis of 679 (honey) samples across Italy

12.10.25 | PLOS

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Molecular detection of bee pathogens in honey from various botanical origins
The number of cases in which the investigated pathogens were involved in multiple presences associated with different botanical origins of honey. Credit: Tiritelli et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Bees' honey contains clues to their health, with 98% of honey samples testing positive for at least one bee pathogen, according to analysis of 679 (honey) samples across Italy

Article URL : https://plos.io/4ppK6i9

Article title: Molecular detection of bee pathogens in honey from various botanical origins

Author countries: Italy

Funding: Financed with funds from Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council (project Genapis.it.3) and MEDIBEES project (Grant number 2011) funded by PRIMA (Partnership for research and innovation in the Mediterranean area) program supported by the European Union.

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0336324

Molecular detection of bee pathogens in honey from various botanical origins

10-Dec-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Animals Bees Insects Invertebrates Life Sciences Organismal Biology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0336324
Article Publication Date
2025-12-10
Article Title
Molecular detection of bee pathogens in honey from various botanical origins
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

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PLOS. (2025, December 10). Bees' honey contains clues to their health, with 98% of honey samples testing positive for at least one bee pathogen, according to analysis of 679 (honey) samples across Italy. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3RGRKQ8/bees-honey-contains-clues-to-their-health-with-98-of-honey-samples-testing-positive-for-at-least-one-bee-pathogen-according-to-analysis-of-679-honey-samples-across-italy.html
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"Bees' honey contains clues to their health, with 98% of honey samples testing positive for at least one bee pathogen, according to analysis of 679 (honey) samples across Italy." Brightsurf News, Dec. 10 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L3RGRKQ8/bees-honey-contains-clues-to-their-health-with-98-of-honey-samples-testing-positive-for-at-least-one-bee-pathogen-according-to-analysis-of-679-honey-samples-across-italy.html.