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Air pollution and its multifaceted effects on insect pollinators: A review

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 1-17, February 2026.
Air pollution disrupts plant‐pollinator interactions by impairing floral signal transmission, altering foraging behaviour, and reducing pollinator fitness, flight efficiency, reproduction and survival, posing serious threats to ecological stability.
Hilke Hollens‐Kuhr, Anika K. Gathof, Anita J. Grossmann, Sascha Buchholz   +3 more
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Rapid Gastrointestinal Passage May Protect Bombus terrestris from Becoming a True Host for Nosema ceranae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2020
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose a major health threat to both humans and animals. EIDs include, for instance, those that have spread into hitherto naive populations.
S. Gisder, Lennart Horchler, F. Pieper, Vivian Schüler, P. Šima, E. Genersch   +5 more
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Multiple Key Hosts and Network Structure Shape Viral Prevalence Across Multispecies Communities of Bees

Ecology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 2, February 2026.
This study develops a quantitative framework that integrates field data, epidemiological models, simulations, and Bayesian inference to identify key viral hosts in multispecies bee communities. By estimating species‐specific R0 values from flower‐visitor networks and viral screening, we show that honeybees, as well as other wild bees, can drive the ...
Patrycja Pluta, Annika L. Hass, Kathrin Czechofsky, Catrin Westphal, Robert J. Paxton   +4 more
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Impacts of Neonicotinoids on the Bumble Bees Bombus terrestris and Bombus impatiens Examined through the Lens of an Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2020
Bumble bees (Bombus sp.) are important pollinators for agricultural systems and natural landscapes and have faced population declines globally in recent decades.
A. Camp, D. M. Lehmann
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sulfoxaflor exposure reduces egg laying in bumblebees Bombus terrestris [PDF]

Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019
Abstract Sulfoximine‐based insecticides, such as sulfoxaflor, are of increasing global importance and have been registered for use in 81 countries, offering a potential alternative to neonicotinoid insecticides. Previous studies have demonstrated that sulfoxaflor exposure can have a negative impact on the reproductive output of bumblebee colonies ...
Siviter, Harry, Horner, Jacob, Brown, Mark J. F., Leadbeater, Ellouise   +3 more
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Development of a Modular 3D‐Printed Pollen Trap for Bumble Bee Monitoring

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 1, Page 101-106, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Accurate pollen collection is essential for understanding bumble bee foraging dynamics, assessing environmental risks and monitoring colony health. Effective monitoring systems provide critical insights into pesticide exposure, floral resource availability and pollinator health.
Richard Odemer, Marie Geiger, Lars Geiger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A mosaic of colors: The influence of biotic and abiotic factors shaping flower color diversity across a tropical mountain ecosystem

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Premise Flower color diversity within communities is shaped by biotic and abiotic factors. Pollinators often prefer specific colors, and floral pigments also help protect against abiotic factors such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation, precipitation, and temperature.
Maria Gabriela Gutierrez Camargo, Montserrat Arista, Pedro Joaquim Bergamo, Beatriz Lopes Monteiro, Leonor Patrícia C. Morellato   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individual and combined impacts of sulfoxaflor and Nosema bombi on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) larval growth

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2020
Sulfoxaflor is a globally important novel insecticide that can have negative impacts on the reproductive output of bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) colonies. However, it remains unclear as to which life-history stage is critically affected by exposure.
H. Siviter, A. J. Folly, Mark J. F. Brown, E. Leadbeater   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A New Classification Framework to Understand Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality

BioEssays, Volume 48, Issue 1, January 2026.
Classifying biological entities based on whether and how the two fundamental aspects physiological and evolutionary components are represented yields six types of structural organization. The resulting framework allows to compare different forms of organization, and, in this way, provides insight into the evolutionary processes giving rise to these ...
Saskia Wilmsen, Christian Kost
wiley   +1 more source

Microsatellite‐Based Genetic Analysis of a Wild Alpine Bumblebee and the Environmental Drivers of Its Genetic Diversity

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
High genetic diversity was detected in 539 B. kashmirensis individuals from 36 populations in Qinghai Province using 15 SSR markers. STRUCTURE, UPGMA, and PCoA analyses revealed east–west genetic clustering of populations. Environmental factors such as latitude, longitude, solar radiation, and vapor pressure influence genetic diversity. ABSTRACT Bombus
Rui Zhang, Guo Sun, Chengbo Liang, Daoxin Liu, Jingyan Yan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source