TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Mira
AU  - Prokopijević, Miloš
AU  - Šikoparija, Branko
AU  - Nedić, Nebojša
AU  - Andrić, Filip
AU  - Polović, Natalija
AU  - Natić, Maja
AU  - Radotić, Ksenija
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6287
AB  - Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite responsible for the loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. This study aimed to find a promising marker in honey for the bee colony infestation level using fluorescence spectroscopy and biochemical analyses. We examined whether the parameters of the honey samples’ fluorescence spectra and biochemical parameters, both related to proteins and phenolics, may be connected with the level of honey bee colonies’ infestation. The infestation level was highly positively correlated with the catalase activity in honey (r = 0.936). Additionally, the infestation level was positively correlated with the phenolic spectral component (r = 0.656), which was tentatively related to the phenolics in honey. No correlation was found between the diastase activity in honey and the colonies’ infestation level. The results indicate that the catalase activity in honey and the PFC1 spectral component may be reliable markers for the V. destructor infestation level of the colonies. The obtained data may be related to the honey yield obtained from the apiaries. © 2023 by the authors.
T2  - Foods
T2  - Foods
T1  - Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies
IS  - 3
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/foods12030629
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stanković, Mira and Prokopijević, Miloš and Šikoparija, Branko and Nedić, Nebojša and Andrić, Filip and Polović, Natalija and Natić, Maja and Radotić, Ksenija",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Varroa destructor is a parasitic mite responsible for the loss of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. This study aimed to find a promising marker in honey for the bee colony infestation level using fluorescence spectroscopy and biochemical analyses. We examined whether the parameters of the honey samples’ fluorescence spectra and biochemical parameters, both related to proteins and phenolics, may be connected with the level of honey bee colonies’ infestation. The infestation level was highly positively correlated with the catalase activity in honey (r = 0.936). Additionally, the infestation level was positively correlated with the phenolic spectral component (r = 0.656), which was tentatively related to the phenolics in honey. No correlation was found between the diastase activity in honey and the colonies’ infestation level. The results indicate that the catalase activity in honey and the PFC1 spectral component may be reliable markers for the V. destructor infestation level of the colonies. The obtained data may be related to the honey yield obtained from the apiaries. © 2023 by the authors.",
journal = "Foods, Foods",
title = "Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies",
number = "3",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/foods12030629"
}

Stanković, M., Prokopijević, M., Šikoparija, B., Nedić, N., Andrić, F., Polović, N., Natić, M.,& Radotić, K.. (2023). Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies. in Foods, 12(3).
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030629

Stanković M, Prokopijević M, Šikoparija B, Nedić N, Andrić F, Polović N, Natić M, Radotić K. Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies. in Foods. 2023;12(3).
doi:10.3390/foods12030629 .

Stanković, Mira, Prokopijević, Miloš, Šikoparija, Branko, Nedić, Nebojša, Andrić, Filip, Polović, Natalija, Natić, Maja, Radotić, Ksenija, "Using Front-Face Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biochemical Analysis of Honey to Assess a Marker for the Level of Varroa destructor Infestation of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies" in Foods, 12, no. 3 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030629 . .