Seasonal variability of prevalence and occurrence of multiple infections shape the population structure of Crithidia bombi, an intestinal parasite of bumblebees (Bombus spp.) [PDF]
MicrobiologyOpen, 2012 Silvio Erler, H Michael G Lattorff
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Larvae act as a transient transmission hub for the prevalent bumblebee parasite Crithidia bombi. [PDF]
J Invertebr Pathol, 2017 Disease transmission networks are key for understanding parasite epidemiology. Within the social insects, structured contact networks have been suggested to limit the spread of diseases to vulnerable members of their society, such as the queen or brood ...
Folly AJ +3 more
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The Pathogens Spillover and Incidence Correlation in Bumblebees and Honeybees in Slovenia
Pathogens, 2021 Slovenia has a long tradition of beekeeping and a high density of honeybee colonies, but less is known about bumblebees and their pathogens. Therefore, a study was conducted to define the incidence and prevalence of pathogens in bumblebees and to ...
Metka Pislak Ocepek +3 more
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Pollen from multiple sunflower cultivars and species reduces a common bumblebee gut pathogen [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Pathogens are one of the factors driving pollinator declines. Diet can play an important role in mediating pollinator health and resistance to pathogens. Sunflower pollen (Helianthus annuus) dramatically reduced a gut pathogen (Crithidia bombi) of Bombus
George M. LoCascio +3 more
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2020 Bombus terrestris is a European bumblebee extensively commercialized worldwide for crop pollination. In Chile, this species was introduced in 1997 and after confinement escape, it has spread and established in several localities of central-southern Chile
Kiara Fernández +3 more
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Data in Brief, 2021 Forager Apis melliefera honeybees were collected from four localities located in Europe, i.e.: London, UK; Athens, Greece; Marchamalo, Spain and Lublin, Poland. Furthermore, from Asia we have collected A. mellifera as well as A.
Marek Gancarz +14 more
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Pollen extracts and constituent sugars increase growth of a trypanosomatid parasite of bumble bees [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Phytochemicals produced by plants, including at flowers, function in protection against plant diseases, and have a long history of use against trypanosomatid infection.
Evan C. Palmer-Young, Lucy Thursfield
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The relationship between managed bees and the prevalence of parasites in bumblebees [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Honey bees and, more recently, bumblebees have been domesticated and are now managed commercially primarily for crop pollination, mixing with wild pollinators during foraging on shared flower resources.
Peter Graystock +2 more
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No effect of dual exposure to sulfoxaflor and a trypanosome parasite on bumblebee olfactory learning
Scientific Reports, 2022 Bees are important pollinators in wild and agricultural ecosystems, and understanding the factors driving their global declines is key to maintaining these pollination services.
Owen P. Vaughan +3 more
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Molecular and phylogenetic characterization of honey bee viruses, Nosema microsporidia, protozoan parasites, and parasitic mites in China [PDF]
, 2013 China has the largest number of managed honey bee colonies, which produce the highest quantity of honey and royal jelly in the world; however, the presence of honey bee pathogens and parasites has never been rigorously identified in Chinese apiaries.
Li, Tianbang +7 more
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