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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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 ...
Simone Cutajar +7 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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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