An investigation on some diseases and parasites of bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris L.) in Turkey
The mated bumblebee queens overwinter in the soil and they make nests under the ground they come into contact with many ground dwelling pathogens and parasites. These pathogens and parasites may kill the queen.
Kaftanoglu O., Çankaya N.E.
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Bumblebee diseases and parasites [PDF]
Bombus arıları doğal ve tarımsal ekosistemlerdeki dünyanın en önemli tozlaştırıcıları olarak bilinmektedir. Bu nedenle, bazı bombus arısı türleri ticari olarak yetiştirilmekte ve bitkisel üretimde tozlaşma amacıyla yoğun olarak kullanılmaktadır.
Gürel, Fehmi, Argun Karslı, Bahar
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A prokaryotic-eukaryotic relation in the fat body of Bombus terrestris
The interaction between the insect host and its microbiota plays a central role in insect health and is mostly studied in relation to the digestive system. Nonetheless, there are numerous microorganisms occupying multiple habitats in and on insects.
Billiet, Annelies +13 more
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Methods matter: the influence of method on infection estimates of the bumblebee parasite <i>Crithidia bombi</i>. [PDF]
Wolmuth-Gordon HS, Sharmin A, Brown MJF.
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Sunflower plantings reduce a common gut pathogen and increase queen production in common eastern bumblebee colonies. [PDF]
Malfi RL +4 more
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The trade of bumble bees started in the early nineties for pollinator-dependent greenhouse plants. Nowadays, its rearing and transport have received public attention, since managed bees can transfer pathogens to wild bee populations.
de Sousa Pereira, Kleber +2 more
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Protistas entomopatógenos asociados a apoideos (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) polinizadores de la Región Pampeana [PDF]
Los insectos sociales tienden a padecer variadas parasitosis. Aquellas causadas por protistas suelen generar dolencias crónicas y debilitantes, con efectos a largo plazo.
Plischuk, Santiago
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Endosymbionts that threaten commercially raised and wild bumble bees (<i>Bombus</i> spp.). [PDF]
Figueroa LL +14 more
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Detection of Lotmaria passim and Crithidia mellificae in Selected Bumblebee Species. [PDF]
Michalczyk M, Sokół R.
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An Evidence-based rationale for a North American commercial bumble bee clean stock certification program. [PDF]
Strange JP +14 more
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