Infestation of bee colonies and apiaries by representatives of the genus Nosema, microsporidian protozoans of European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.), causing nosemosis, in Tomsk Province was investigated. In 2012—2015, nosemosis was detected in 32 out of 124 honeybee colonies (31.3 %) and in 20 out of 64 studied apiaries (25.8 %). The maximal infestation rate of bee colonies and apiaries constituted more than 40 % in 2014—2015. N. apis pathogen was registered in 84.4 % of infected bee colonies (16 apiaries); N. ceranae was identified in 9.4 % of infected bee colonies (2 apiaries); and co-infection (N. apis and N. ceranae) was detected in 6.3 % of infected bee colonies (2 apiaries). The reasons of the spreading of the nosemosis, such as climatic conditions, control of imported bee colonies on the presence of Nosema infection, and some others are discussed.
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