Bumble bee microbiota shows temporal succession and increase of lactic acid bacteria when exposed to outdoor environments [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 QuestionThe large earth bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) maintains a social core gut-microbiota, similar as known from the honey bee, which plays an important role for host health and resistance.
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Honey Bee and Bumble Bee Antiviral Defense [PDF]
Viruses, 2018 Bees are important plant pollinators in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. Managed and wild bees have experienced high average annual colony losses, population declines, and local extinctions in many geographic regions. Multiple factors, including virus infections, impact bee health and longevity.
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Climate, pesticides, and landcover drive declines of the western bumble bee. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2023 The plight of the western bumble bee ( Bombus occidentalis ) is a compelling, cautionary tale for the future of wild bee species under anthropogenic global change.
Williams NM, Hemberger J.
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Solar park management and design to boost bumble bee populations
Environmental Research Letters, 2022 Solar photovoltaics is projected to become the dominant renewable, with much capacity being installed as ground-mounted solar parks. Land use change for solar can affect ecosystems across spatial scales and solar parks offer a unique opportunity for ...
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J Exp Biol, 2023 Climate change poses a threat to organisms across the world, with cold-adapted species such as bumble bees (Bombus spp) at particularly high risk. Understanding how organisms respond to extreme heat events associated with climate change as well as the ...
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Olfactory coding in the antennal lobe of the bumble bee Bombus terrestris
Scientific Reports, 2021 Sociality is classified as one of the major transitions in evolution, with the largest number of eusocial species found in the insect order Hymenoptera, including the Apini (honey bees) and the Bombini (bumble bees).
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Nest observations reveal hygienic nest architecture and behavior in an Arctic bumble bee species
Ecosphere, 2023 Many bumble bee species are declining worldwide. Disease and habitat loss are two contributors to these declines, yet little is known about disease transmission within bumble bee colonies or bumble bee nesting habitat requirements.
Leah Valdés
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Bumble bee gut microbial community structure differs between species and commercial suppliers, but metabolic potential remains largely consistent [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyBumble bees are key pollinators for natural and agricultural plant communities. Their health and performance are supported by a core gut microbiota composed of a few bacterial taxa. However, the taxonomic composition and community structure of bumble bee
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Western bumble bee: declines in the continental United States and range‐wide information gaps
Ecosphere, 2020 In recent decades, many bumble bee species have declined due to changes in habitat, climate, and pressures from pathogens, pesticides, and introduced species.
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Expression analyses of chemosensory genes provide insights into evolution of gustatory receptor genes in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground The chemoreceptor gene families, which include gustatory, ionotropic, and odorant receptor gene families, are highly conserved across the insects yet also contain many recently duplicated, species-specific genes in particular clades.
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