image: 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.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Molecular detection of bee pathogens in honey from various botanical origins
Article Publication Date
10-Dec-2025
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.