Effective Silencing of Dicer Decreases Spore Load of the Honey Bee Parasite Nosema ceranae

Qiang Huang^*, Yanping Chen, Peter Neumann, Wenfeng Li and Jay D Evans^*

¹Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Bee Health, University of Bern, Schwarzenburgstrasse, Bern, Switzerland

²USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory, BARC-East Building, Beltsville, Maryland, USA

³Agroscope, Swiss Bee Research Center, Bern, Switzerland

⁴Bee Protection Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

^*Corresponding Author(s): Qiang Huang, Vetsuisse Faculty , Institute of Bee Health, University of Bern, Schwarzen Burgstrasse 161, CH-3003 Bern, Switzerland, Tel: 9329844585 Email: Jay D Evans, USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory , BARC-East Building 306, Beltsville Maryland 20705, USA, Tel: 9329844585 Email: