Individual and combined impacts of sulfoxaflor and Nosema bombi on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) larval growth. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 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. One hypothesis is that sulfoxaflor exposure early in the colony's
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Prevalence and Distribution of Three Bumblebee Pathogens from the Czech Republic [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Bumblebees are significant pollinators for both wild plants and economically important crops. Due to the worldwide decrease in pollinators, it is crucial to monitor the prevalence and distribution of bumblebee pathogens.
Alena Votavová +5 more
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Investigating the influence of diet diversity on infection outcomes in a bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) and microsporidian (Nosema bombi) host-pathogen system. [PDF]
Front Insect Sci, 2023 Diet can have an array of both direct and indirect effects on an organism’s health and fitness, which can influence the outcomes of host-pathogen interactions. Land use changes, which could impact diet quantity and quality, have imposed foraging stress on important natural and agricultural pollinators.
Martinez A, Calhoun AC, Sadd BM.
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The gut microbiome of solitary bees is mainly affected by pathogen assemblage and partially by land use [PDF]
Environmental Microbiome, 2023 Pollinators, including solitary bees, are drastically declining worldwide. Among the factors contributing to this decline, bee pathogens and different land uses are of relevance.
Gregorio Fernandez De Landa +11 more
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Urban habitat fragmentation and floral resources shape the occurrence of gut parasites in two bumblebee species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Urbanization and the expansion of human activities foster radical ecosystem changes with cascading effects also involving host‐pathogen interactions. Urban pollinator insects face several stressors related to landscape and local scale features such as ...
Nicola Tommasi +5 more
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Gut microbiome of Vespa orientalis: functional insights and potential honey bee pathogen dynamics [PDF]
Animal MicrobiomeVespa orientalis, the oriental hornet, is an emerging predator of honey bees whose ecological impact and microbial ecology remain poorly understood. Here, we present the first detailed characterisation of its gut microbiota by integrating 16S rRNA gene ...
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Correction to 'Individual and combined impacts of sulfoxaflor and Nosema bombi on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) larval growth'. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2021 Siviter H +3 more
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Parasitology Research, 2015 Nosema bombi is an obligate intracellular parasite of bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Bombus spp.), which has significant negative effect on individual bumblebees, colony fitness, and development. Recently, several new genetic variants of N. bombi without a defined taxonomic status were identified in natural bumblebee populations from Russia, China, and ...
Valeriya Vavilova +2 more
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Ecological and social factors influence interspecific pathogens occurrence among bees [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe interspecific transmission of pathogens can occur frequently in the environment. Among wild bees, the main spillover cases are caused by pathogens associated with Apis mellifera, whose colonies can act as reservoirs.
Rossella Tiritelli +17 more
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