서양종 꿀벌(Apis mellifera L.)의 노제마 감염률과 수명에 미치는 CH4의 영향

Greenhouse gas (GHG), as a cause of climate change, is considered as one of the biggest problems society is currently facing. We carried out the effect of CH4 on the llife span of adult honeybee, Apis mellifera, and Nosema ceranae infection. Adult worker bees exposed at CH4 2ppm, 20ppm, 200ppm. Survival rates was significantly decreased after 10days and worker bees survived for 31days. Nosema infection rate of bees and mortality are independent of each other. No significant differences found in infection rate between CH4 concentrations. Interaction between a variety of climate change factor and diseases should be needed a wide rage of research.