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Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions

Zimfira Yakubovna Zinatullina, Elena Anatolevna Silivanova, Tatyana Yurievna Dolnikova, Oleg Anatolievich Simonov, Tamara Fedorovna Domatskaya.


Abstract
Background:
Treatment of honey bee nosemosis is complicated by the ban on the use of antibiotics, which contaminate bee products. A search for environmentally friendly preparations aimed at suppressing the development of nosemosis pathogens is underway.

Aim:
The effect of herbal preparations Artemisia absinthium L. tincture and «HB-101»on the development of the nosemosis pathogen, Nosema ceranae, was studied.

Methods:
Three experimental groups and one control group were formed to test the preparations. Three days after infection, the groups were fed the preparations—«HB-101», «Fumagilin-B», 1.5% tincture of wormwood four times within an interval of 3 days. The average number of spores in a bee and the probability of survival were determined at the end of the experiment.

Results:
As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that the most effective preparation was 1.5% tincture of A. absinthium (1.76 ± 0.47 million of spores), compared to the control group 4.94 ± 1.00 million spores per bee (q′=3.285, p ≤ 0.01). The approved preparation «Fumagilin-B» significantly reduced the number of spores to 2.13 ± 0.47 million spores. The preparation «HB-101» slightly reduced the count to 2.53 ± 0.66 million spores per bee. Together with the suppression of the development of the causative agent of nosemosis, the survival probability was also reduced. The greatest influence on survivability (p ≤ 0.01) was noted in 1.5% tincture of wormwood (0.073 ± 0.010) and preparation of «Fumagilin-B» (0.088 ± 0.005) compared with the control group (0.187 ± 0.008). Preparation «HB-101» reduced the probability of survival (p ≤ 0.05) to 0.161 ± 0.007.

Conclusion:
Wormwood tincture is a promising drug for nosemosis treatment.

Key words: Nosema ceranae; «HB-101»; «Fumagilin-B»; Artemisia absinthum.


 
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Zinatullina ZY, Silivanova EA, Dolnikova TY, Simonov OA, Domatskaya TF. Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions. Open Vet. J.. 2025; 15(11): 6059-6065. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61


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Zinatullina ZY, Silivanova EA, Dolnikova TY, Simonov OA, Domatskaya TF. Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions. https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/?mno=272358 [Access: December 18, 2025]. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61


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Zinatullina ZY, Silivanova EA, Dolnikova TY, Simonov OA, Domatskaya TF. Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions. Open Vet. J.. 2025; 15(11): 6059-6065. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61



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Zinatullina ZY, Silivanova EA, Dolnikova TY, Simonov OA, Domatskaya TF. Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions. Open Vet. J.. (2025), [cited December 18, 2025]; 15(11): 6059-6065. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61



Harvard Style

Zinatullina, Z. Y., Silivanova, . E. A., Dolnikova, . T. Y., Simonov, . O. A. & Domatskaya, . T. F. (2025) Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions. Open Vet. J., 15 (11), 6059-6065. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61



Turabian Style

Zinatullina, Zimfira Yakubovna, Elena Anatolevna Silivanova, Tatyana Yurievna Dolnikova, Oleg Anatolievich Simonov, and Tamara Fedorovna Domatskaya. 2025. Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions. Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (11), 6059-6065. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61



Chicago Style

Zinatullina, Zimfira Yakubovna, Elena Anatolevna Silivanova, Tatyana Yurievna Dolnikova, Oleg Anatolievich Simonov, and Tamara Fedorovna Domatskaya. "Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions." Open Veterinary Journal 15 (2025), 6059-6065. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Zinatullina, Zimfira Yakubovna, Elena Anatolevna Silivanova, Tatyana Yurievna Dolnikova, Oleg Anatolievich Simonov, and Tamara Fedorovna Domatskaya. "Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions." Open Veterinary Journal 15.11 (2025), 6059-6065. Print. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Zinatullina, Z. Y., Silivanova, . E. A., Dolnikova, . T. Y., Simonov, . O. A. & Domatskaya, . T. F. (2025) Effect of herbal preparation Artemisia absinthium on honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae microsporidia under laboratory conditions. Open Veterinary Journal, 15 (11), 6059-6065. doi:10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.61