nosema diseases

Noun

nosema disease (usually uncountable, plural nosema diseases)

1. (usually) An infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.
2. (usually, honey bees) An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.
   • Nosema Disease of the Honeybee¶ (Microsporidiosis, or Nosemosis, of the Honeybee)¶ Nosema disease of the honeybee, Apis mellifera Linn., is caused by Nosema apis Zander, a microsporidian parasite of the intestinal epithelium of adult bees.1949, Edward A. Steinhaus, Principles of insect pathology, New York: McGraw-Hill, →OCLC, page 602

   Synonyms:

   Isle of Wight disease, nosemosis