Patent ID: 8822426

Claim:
A method for reducing the susceptibility of a bee to a disease caused by a Nosema ceranae infection, comprising: feeding the bee an effective amount of a bee-ingestible composition comprising: a) an isolated nucleic acid agent comprising a double stranded RNA comprising a sequence capable of binding through complementary base pairing to an mRNA encoding Nosema ceranae ATP/ADP transporter protein homologue Nc014, a double stranded RNA comprising a sequence capable of binding through complementary base pairing to an mRNA encoding Nosema ceranae ATP/ADP transporter protein homologue Nc017, and a double stranded RNA comprising a sequence capable of binding through complementary base pairing to an mRNA encoding Nosema ceranae TOM70; and b) bee feed, thereby reducing the susceptibility of said bee to said disease caused by a Nosema ceranae infection.