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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Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2018 The populations of honeybees and bumblebees have been decreasing around the world in the recent decades. A variety of pathogens and parasites, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, mites and insects play signi ficant role in honeybee and ...
V. Y. Vavilova +4 more
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Infection and transmission of Nosema bombi in Bombus terrestris colonies and its effect on hibernation, mating and colony founding [PDF]
, 2008 The impact of the microsporidium Nosema bombi on Bombus terrestris was studied by recording mating, hibernation success, protein titre in haemolymph, weight change during hibernation, and colony founding of queens that were inoculated with N.
Steen, J.J.M., van der +1 more
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Recognition and avoidance of contaminated flowers by foraging bumblebees (Bombus terrestris). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Bumblebee colonies are founded by a single-mated queen. Due to this life history trait, bumblebees are more susceptible to parasites and diseases than polyandrous and/or polygynous social insects.
Bertrand Fouks, 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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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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