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Pathogens, 2021 European Apis mellifera and Asian Apis cerana honeybees are essential crop pollinators. Microbiome studies can provide complex information on health and fitness of these insects in relation to environmental changes, and plant availability.
Aneta A. Ptaszyńska +14 more
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Does pathogen spillover from commercially reared bumble bees threaten wild pollinators? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2008 The conservation of insect pollinators is drawing attention because of reported declines in bee species and the 'ecosystem services' they provide. This issue has been brought to a head by recent devastating losses of honey bees throughout North America ...
Michael C Otterstatter, James D Thomson
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Pollen as Bee Medicine: Is Prevention Better than Cure? [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2023 To face environmental stressors such as infection, animals may display behavioural plasticity to improve their physiological status through ingestion of specific food.
Vanderplanck M +3 more
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A draft genome of the honey bee trypanosomatid parasite Crithidia mellificae. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Since 2006, honey bee colonies in North America and Europe have experienced increased annual mortality. These losses correlate with increased pathogen incidence and abundance, though no single etiologic agent has been identified.
Charles Runckel +2 more
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Genetic variation and microbiota in bumble bees cross-infected by different strains of C. bombi
PLoS ONE, 2022 The bumblebee Bombus terrestris is commonly infected by a trypanosomatid gut parasite Crithidia bombi. This system shows a striking degree of genetic specificity where host genotypes are susceptible to different genotypes of parasite.
Seth M. Barribeau +6 more
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Poison or Potion: Effects of Sunflower Phenolamides on Bumble Bees and Their Gut Parasite
Biology, 2022 Specific floral resources may help bees to face environmental challenges such as parasite infection, as recently shown for sunflower pollen. Whereas this pollen diet is known to be unsuitable for the larval development of bumble bees, it has been shown ...
Antoine Gekière +5 more
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Microbiome‐mediated chemical communication in insects: Implications for pest management
Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 9, Page 8132-8151, September 2026.Microbiome–semiochemical interactions involve the following processes: direct microbial synthesis, host gene regulation, precursor biotransformation, microbiome modulation and indirect ecological signaling. Abstract Insects rely on semiochemicals to regulate aggregation, mating, foraging, and host selection. This review synthesizes evidence that insect‐
Ioannis Eleftherianos +6 more
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The costs and benefits of sunflower pollen diet on bumble bee colony disease and health
Ecosphere, 2021 Pathogen transmission between domesticated and wild host species has important implications for community ecology, agriculture, and wildlife conservation.
Jonathan J. Giacomini +4 more
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Temperature Alters Specificity in a Host–Parasite Interaction
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.The Red Queen Hypothesis predicts that host–parasite coevolution maintains genetic variation through strong genetic specificity, but this specificity may be sensitive to environmental conditions. Using Meloidogyne arenaria and its parasite Pasteuria penetrans, we tested host–parasite interactions across three temperatures and found specificity at two ...
Abbey Ramirez, Amanda Gibson
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Habitat-specific variation in gut microbial communities and pathogen prevalence in bumblebee queens (Bombus terrestris). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Gut microbial communities are critical for the health of many insect species. However, little is known about how gut microbial communities respond to anthropogenic changes and how such changes affect host-pathogen interactions.
L Bosmans +8 more
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