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Validating Morphometrics with DNA Barcoding to Reliably Separate Three Cryptic Species of Bombus Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Insects, 2020
Simple Summary Evidence of bumble bee population declines has led to an increase in conservation efforts to protect these important pollinators. However, effective conservation requires accurate species identification.
Joan Milam, Dennis E Johnson, J. Andersen, Aliza Fassler, D. Narango, J. Elkinton   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute toxicity data of common agricultural insecticides to Japanese wild bees

Data in Brief, 2023
Although numerous ecotoxicological assessments of European honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) have been performed, Japanese wild bees are less well studied in this regard.
Yugo Seko, Makihiko Ikegami, Tomoyuki Yokoi, Mito Ikemoto, Koichi Goka, Yoshiko Sakamoto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Combined stress from parasites, pesticides and lack of flowers drives bee declines [PDF]

, 2015
Bees are subject to numerous pressures in the modern world. The abundance and diversity of flowers has declined, bees are chronically exposed to cocktails of agrochemicals, and they are simultaneously exposed to novel parasites accidentally spread by ...
Botias Talamantes, Cristina, Goulson, Dave, Nicholls, Beth, Rotheray, Ellen   +3 more
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Cross-mating between the alien bumblebee Bombus terrestris and two native Japanese bumblebees, B. hypocrita sapporensis and B. cryptarum florilegus, in the Nemuro Peninsula, Japan

Scientific Reports, 2023
The rapid naturalization of Bombus terrestris across the Nemuro Peninsula has led to a decline in two closely related native Japanese species, namely Bombus hypocrita sapporensis and Bombus cryptarum florilegus, both belonging to the common subgenus ...
Ryohei Kubo, Yuine Asanuma, Erina Fujimoto, Hisashi Okuyama, Masato Ono, Jun-ichi Takahashi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

BumbleKey: an interactive key for the identification of bumblebees of Italy and Corsica (Hymenoptera, Apidae) [PDF]

, 2018
BumbleKey is a matrix-based, interactive key to all 45 species of bumblebees of Italy and Corsica. The key allows to identify adult males and females (queens and workers) using morphological characters. The key is published online, open-access, at http://
Cappellari, Andree, Cerretti, Pierfilippo, Lopresti, Massimo, Mei, Maurizio   +3 more
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Next-generation sequencing of the mitochondrial genome of Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918 (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
Bombus longipennis is the species of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), which are important pollinators for wild plants and greenhouses crops. The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of B.
Feng Zhou, Fan Song, Liyuan Yao, Zhibo Hou, Yingzhi Ning, Lingyun Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating the ability of citizen scientists to identify bumblebee (Bombus) species

PLoS ONE, 2019
Citizen science is an increasingly popular way of engaging volunteers in the collection of scientific data. Despite this, data quality remains a concern and there is little published evidence about the accuracy of records generated by citizen scientists.
S. Falk, Gemma Foster, R. Comont, J. Conroy, H. Bostock, A. Salisbury, Dave J Kilbey, James Bennett, Barbara Smith   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Observations on Colony Size in Bumblebees (\u3ci\u3eBombus\u3c/i\u3e Spp.) [PDF]

, 2017
(excerpt) One factor to consider when attempting to rear bumblebees (Bombus spp.) for pollination of crops is potential colony size. Species which emerge from hibernation early and continue to produce workers late in the summer or early fall are likely ...
Husband, Robert W
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The Importance of Males to Bumble Bee (Bombus Species) Nest Development and Colony Viability

Insects, 2020
Simple Summary Populations of some bumble bee species have declined over the last decade. Recognizing the importance of bumble bees to agriculture and natural ecosystems, there has been an upwelling of research to better understand the underlying reasons
Joseph Belsky, A. Camp, D. M. Lehmann
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Review of the methods to determine the hazard and toxicity of pesticides to bumblebees [PDF]

, 2001
Methods to determine the impact of pesticides on bumblebees are described. They are classified into laboratory tests to determine the acute toxicity and the hazard to bumblebees, (semi) field tests, and brood tests.
Steen, J.J.M., van der
core   +5 more sources