Jeon-Nam province has the largest number of managed honey bee(Apis cerana) colonies before 2009 years ago, which produce the highest quantity of honey in the Korea; however, almost colony were collapsed by Sacbrood Virus(SBV) in jeon-nam apiaries. We thus conducted a molecular survey of honey bee RNA viruses, Nosema microsporidia, Foul broods and fungal disease(Chalk brood and Stone brood) associated with environmental conditions in apiaries and differential A. cerana hives in Joun-nam province. We found the presence of black queen cell virus (BQCV), Israel Acute Paralysis Virus and Nosema apis. Sacbrood virus(SBV) was detected in the tested samples. Our results demonstrate that honey bee RNA viruses and N. apis are present in joen-nam province apiaries, and some might be related environment conditions(temperature and moisture).

• Jung Eun Kim(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• Seon Gon Kim(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• Hyang Choul Choi(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• Sung Ju Kang(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• Kyeong Yong Lee(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• In Gyun Park(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• Mi Ae Kim(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• Yun Mi Kim(Jeonnam Agricultural Research & Extension Services, Insect & Sericultural Research Institute)
• Yong Soo Choi(Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)