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Comprehensive bee pathogen screening in Belgium reveals Crithidia mellificae as a new contributory factor to winter mortality. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Since the last decade, unusually high honey bee colony losses have been reported mainly in North-America and Europe. Here, we report on a comprehensive bee pathogen screening in Belgium covering 363 bee colonies that were screened for 18 known disease ...
Jorgen Ravoet, Jafar Maharramov, Ivan Meeus, Lina De Smet, Tom Wenseleers, Guy Smagghe, Dirk C de Graaf   +6 more
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Influence of social lifestyles on host–microbe symbioses in the bees

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023
Microbiome diversity in bees from various social lifestyles and taxa was investigated using cloud computing and publicly available transcriptomic data. Results show that bacterial communities in bees are influenced by host location, phylogeny, and social lifestyle, with more complex bee societies hosting more diverse microbes.
Lauren Mee, Seth M. Barribeau
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee: Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions

Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 32, Issue 5, Page 544-557, October 2023., 2023
The bacterial and fungal gut communities of Megachile sculpturalis bees from invaded regions (USA and France) were highly similar and differed strongly from those obtained from its native region (Japan). The microbial communities of M. sculpturalis in France and the co‐foraging native bees Anthidium florentinum and Halictus scabiosae were significantly
Tina Tuerlings, Amanda Hettiarachchi, Marie Joossens, Benoît Geslin, Nicolas J. Vereecken, Denis Michez, Guy Smagghe, Peter Vandamme   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short communication: First data on the prevalence and distribution of pathogens in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris and Bombus pascuorum) from Spain

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 2017
Bumblebees provide pollination services not only to wildflowers but also to economically important crops. In the context of the global decline of pollinators, there is an increasing interest in determining the pathogen diversity of bumblebee species.
Clara Jabal-Uriel, Raquel Martín-Hernández, Concepcion Ornosa, Mariano Higes, Eduardo Berriatua, Pilar De la Rua   +5 more
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Bumble bee parasite prevalence but not genetic diversity impacted by the invasive plant Impatiens glandulifera

Ecosphere, 2019
While many bee species are experiencing population declines, some host plant generalist bees remain common in Europe, partly because they seem able to shift to new resources.
Maryse Vanderplanck, Nathalie Roger, Romain Moerman, Guillaume Ghisbain, Maxence Gérard, Dominik Popowski, Sebastian Granica, Denis Fournier, Ivan Meeus, Niels Piot, Guy Smagghe, Lucas Terrana, Denis Michez   +12 more
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Bumble bees in landscapes with abundant floral resources have lower pathogen loads

Scientific Reports, 2020
The pollination services provided by bees are essential for supporting natural and agricultural ecosystems. However, bee population declines have been documented across the world.
Darin J. McNeil, Elyse McCormick, Ashley C. Heimann, Melanie Kammerer, Margaret R. Douglas, Sarah C. Goslee, Christina M. Grozinger, Heather M. Hines   +7 more
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Long-term prevalence of the protists Crithidia bombi and Apicystis bombi and detection of the microsporidium Nosema bombi in invasive bumble bees

, 2017
Fil: Antúnez, Karina.
Plischuk, Santiago, Antúnez, Karina, Minardi, Graciela Mónica, Lange, Carlos Ernesto   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Prevalence of infection by the microsporidian Nosema spp. in native bumblebees (Bombus spp.) in northern Thailand.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Bumblebees (tribe Bombini, genus Bombus Latreille) play a pivotal role as pollinators in mountain regions for both native plants and for agricultural systems.
Chainarong Sinpoo, Terd Disayathanoowat, Paul H Williams, Panuwan Chantawannakul   +3 more
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Wild Bumblebee (Bombus) Diversity and Nosema (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) Infection Levels Associated with Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) Production and Commercial Bumblebee Pollinators

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
The primary objective was to determine if the prevalence of Nosema bombi infection is higher for wild bumblebees (Bombus spp.) caught in lowbush blueberry growing areas with a history of commercial bumblebee use than for bumblebees caught in areas ...
Sara L. Bushmann, Francis A. Drummond, Lee A. Beers, Eleanor Groden   +3 more
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Host Detection by Cuckoo Bumblebees: Choice Experiments Reveal Non‐Visual Cues Support Host Detection, but Accuracy Is Low

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Female Bombus vestalis cuckoo bumblebees were introduced to a flight arena containing four identical opaque boxes, featuring slits to release volatiles from the bumblebees inside. When only one box contained a developing host colony, the cuckoos were able to locate their hosts among the four boxes with 66.2% accuracy.
Sofia Dartnell, Hamish Symington, Lynn V. Dicks   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source