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Potential Correlation Between Bombus lantschouensis Thoracic Morphology and Flight Behavior

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Potential correlation between Bombus lantschouensis thoracic morphology and flight behavior. ABSTRACT Remarkably little modern work has investigated the thoracic structures of insects and their relationship to flight locomotion. Most studies focus exclusively on either morphology or flight kinematics.
Wenjie Li, Sipei Liu, Le Zong, Zhengzhong Huang, Lei Jiang, Xiaokun Liu, Pingping Yang, Yitian Zhang, Zhong Du, Weili Fan, Zhuanghui Qin, Xieshuang Wang, Xinying Zhang, Xiaolong Wang, Haodong Yin, Jiandong An, Chaodong Zhu, Michael C. Orr, Jiangning Wang, Siqin Ge   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bumble bee banquet: Genus‐ and species‐level floral selection by Midwestern Bombus

Ecosphere, 2023
Regionally specific flower preference data are needed to optimize conservation habitat plantings for at‐risk pollinators such as bumble bees (Bombus spp.).
Jessie Lanterman Novotny, Andrew Lybbert, Paige Reeher, Randall J. Mitchell, Karen Goodell   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Modified Pharaoh Approach: Stingless bees mummify beetle parasites alive [PDF]

, 2008
Social insect colonies usually live in nests, which are often invaded by parasitic species^1^. Workers from these colonies use different defence strategies to combat invaders^1^.
Anne Dollin, Dorothee Hoffmann, Mark Greco, Mark Greco, Michael Duncan, Peter Neumann, Robert Spooner-Hart   +6 more
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Harnessing community science and open research‐based data to track distributions of invasive species in Japan

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Information gaps about invasive alien species (IAS) distributions hinder local governments in Japan, where many prefectures still lack official lists. This study shows that open research‐based data (ORD, GBIF.org) from museums and herbaria and community science data (CSD, Biome and iNaturalist) from volunteers can substantially reduce these gaps.
Shoko Sakai, Keisuke Atsumi, Takanori Genroku, Koichi Goka, Shogoro Fujiki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complete mitochondrial genome of Bombus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
The complete mitochondrial genome of Bombus breviceps, which belongs to the subgenus of Alpigenobombus in Bombus genus, was sequenced. This circular mitogenome is 16,743 bp (83.5% AT) in length, with two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 13 protein-coding ...
Xiaomeng Zhao, Zhiqiang Wu, Jiaxing Huang, Cheng Liang, Jiandong An, Cheng Sun   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of infection by the microsporidian Nosema spp. in native bumblebees (Bombus spp.) in northern Thailand

PLoS ONE, 2019
Bumblebees (tribe Bombini, genus Bombus Latreille) play a pivotal role as pollinators in mountain regions for both native plants and for agricultural systems.
Chainarong Sinpoo, Terd Disayathanoowat, Paul H. Williams, P. Chantawannakul   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge, perceptions, and barriers influence public actions to help bees in Toronto, Canada

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite the enthusiasm surrounding bees, the public's current knowledge is sourced from the non‐native honey bee whose life history differs from many endemic North American species. Ascertaining the public's understandings and perceptions of bees is essential to implementing publicly supported conservation initiatives that may benefit bee ...
Anthony C. Ayers, Sandra M. Rehan
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping bee diversity with landscape‐level models to inform conservation

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Native bee conservation is complicated by limited distribution data and life history knowledge. However, recent state‐wide pollinator surveys, combined with species distribution models that account for biased datasets and capture regional habitat associations, present a strong foundation for informing essential conservation action.
Mark A. Buckner, Erin L. White, Timothy G. Howard, Matthew D. Schlesinger, Bryan N. Danforth   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic variability of the neogregarine Apicystis bombi, an etiological agent of an emergent bumblebee disease. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The worldwide spread of diseases is considered a major threat to biodiversity and a possible driver of the decline of pollinator populations, particularly when novel species or strains of parasites emerge. Previous studies have suggested that populations
Jafar Maharramov, Ivan Meeus, Kevin Maebe, Marina Arbetman, Carolina Morales, Peter Graystock, William O H Hughes, Santiago Plischuk, Carlos E Lange, Dirk C de Graaf, Nelson Zapata, Jose Javier Perez de la Rosa, Tomás E Murray, Mark J F Brown, Guy Smagghe   +14 more
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Two Metschnikowia nectar yeast species have similar volatile profiles but elicit differential foraging in bee pollinators

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Yeasts that specialize in flower nectar play an important role in pollination ecology. Metschnikowia reukaufii and Metschnikowia koreensis were the most prevalent nectar yeasts found in our field sites. Bee pollinators exhibited different behavioural responses to nectar yeasts in field experiments. Bees visited more flowers with M.
M. Elizabeth Moore, Lindsey Wilson, Nathan Brandt, Ayako Wada‐Katsumata, Ahmed M. Saveer, Coby Schal, Robert R. Dunn, Rebecca E. Irwin, Caiti Smukowski Heil   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source