TY  - JOUR
AU  - Stanković, Mira
AU  - Prokopijević, Miloš
AU  - Sikoparija, Branko
AU  - Nedic, Nebojsa
AU  - Andric, Filip
AU  - Natalija, Polović
AU  - Natić, Maja
AU  - Radotić, Ksenija
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1781
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.
PB  - MDPI
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
EP  - 13
SP  - 629
SP  - 1
VL  - 12
DO  - 10.3390/foods12030629
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Stanković, Mira and Prokopijević, Miloš and Sikoparija, Branko and Nedic, Nebojsa and Andric, Filip and Natalija, Polović 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.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "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",
pages = "13-629-1",
volume = "12",
doi = "10.3390/foods12030629"
}

Stanković, M., Prokopijević, M., Sikoparija, B., Nedic, N., Andric, F., Natalija, P., 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
MDPI., 12, 629-13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030629

Stanković M, Prokopijević M, Sikoparija B, Nedic N, Andric F, Natalija P, 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;12:629-13.
doi:10.3390/foods12030629 .

Stanković, Mira, Prokopijević, Miloš, Sikoparija, Branko, Nedic, Nebojsa, Andric, Filip, Natalija, Polović, 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 (2023):629-13,
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12030629 . .