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ArticleScientific reports2026

Fungal extracts influence lifespan and immune responses in the Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica, Pollmann 1879).

Leticia S Ansaloni, Valentina Videčnik, Patrycja Staniszewska, Aneta Strachecka, Marija Gregori, Andrej Gregori, Caio E C Domingues, Aleš Gregorc

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8 authors.

Leticia S Ansaloni *Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, Hoče, 2311, Slovenia. leticia.salvioni1@um.si.
Valentina Videčnik *Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, Hoče, 2311, Slovenia.
Patrycja StaniszewskaDepartment of Invertebrate Ecophysiology and Experimental Biology, Faculty of Environmental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 50 A Doświadczalna Street, Lublin, 20-280, Poland.
Aneta StracheckaDepartment of Invertebrate Ecophysiology and Experimental Biology, Faculty of Environmental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 50 A Doświadczalna Street, Lublin, 20-280, Poland.
Marija GregoriMycoMedica Ltd, Podkoren 72, Kranjska Gora, 4280, Slovenia.
Andrej GregoriMycoMedica Ltd, Podkoren 72, Kranjska Gora, 4280, Slovenia.
Caio E C DominguesFaculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, Hoče, 2311, Slovenia.
Aleš GregorcFaculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, Hoče, 2311, Slovenia.

Funding

Public Agency for Research Activity of the Republic of Slovenia no. S-ZRD/22-27/552
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various stressors reduce the health of honey bees (Apis mellifera) and colony survival. Therefore, there is an ongoing search for substances that strengthen bee immunity. Fungal extracts, which exhibit antimicrobial and antioxidant properties and mitigate viral infections, may prove to be such substances. The aim of this study was to determine how fungal extracts from Ganoderma lucidum (GL), Hericium erinaceus (HE), Inonotus obliquus (IO), and Trametes versicolor (TV) affect Carniolan honey bee longevity, antioxidant activity (CAT, GPx, GST, SOD, and TAC levels) and metabolic marker activity (ALP, ALT, and AST). Haemolymph for biochemical analyses was collected from bees at 7, 14, and 21 days after exposure to fungal extracts and stored at - 25 °C until analysis. GL treatment increased bee longevity by 16.4% compared to untreated bees (p < 0.0001). Bees fed with fungal extracts showed increased activities of metabolic markers and antioxidants after 14 and 21 days compared to bees only fed sugar syrup (p < 0.0001). Among all groups, bees fed IO had the highest levels of markers and antioxidants. This study demonstrates that including fungal extracts in the bee diet improves immune indicators in honey bees.

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FungiLongevityAnimalsAntioxidantsBeesHemolymphAntioxidantsAntioxidant enzymesBee nutritionFungiHaemolymphInsect immunityMetabolic markers

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PMID41714705
PMCPMC13021983

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