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Widespread occurrence of honey bee pathogens in solitary bees [PDF]

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2014
Solitary bees and honey bees from a neighbouring apiary were screened for a broad set of putative pathogens including protists, fungi, spiroplasmas and viruses. Most sampled bees appeared to be infected with multiple parasites. Interestingly, viruses exclusively known from honey bees such as Apis mellifera Filamentous Virus and Varroa destructor Macula-
Ravoet, J., De Smet, L., Meeus, I., Smagghe, G., Wenseleers, Tom, De Graaf, D.C.   +5 more
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Plant species richness and sunlight exposure increase pollinator attraction to pollinator gardens

Ecosphere, 2022
Evidence documenting the decline of insect populations is accumulating. Efforts have increased to mitigate pollinator losses by establishing gardens to support pollinator diversity.
Travis L. Watson, Carlos Martel, Gerardo Arceo‐Gómez   +2 more
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Functional resin use in solitary bees [PDF]

Ecological Entomology, 2021
1. Overall, more than 30% of bee species depend on non‐floral resources, such as resin. However, the importance of resin in bee ecology, particularly for solitary bees, has received very little attention thus far. 2. A plethora of loose natural history observations, inferences, and author opinions hint towards a striking range of uses
Shao Xiong Chui, Alexander Keller, Sara D. Leonhardt   +2 more
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Solitary bee larvae modify bacterial diversity of pollen provisions in the stem-nesting bee, Osmia cornifrons (Megachilidae)

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Microbes, including diverse bacteria and fungi, play an important role in the health of both solitary and social bees. Among solitary bee species, in which larvae remain in a closed brood cell throughout development, experiments that modified or ...
Jordan G. Kueneman, Jessica Gillung, Jessica Gillung, Maria T. Van Dyke, Rachel F. Fordyce, Bryan N. Danforth   +5 more
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Diversity and abundance of solitary and primitively eusocial bees in an urban centre: a case study from Northampton (England) [PDF]

, 2015
The apparent reduction of solitary and primitively eusocial bees populations has remained a huge concern over the past few decades and urbanisation is considered as one of the factors affecting bees at different scales depending on bee guild.
A Loram, A Michael, A Rortais, Addinsoft, AE Magurran, AE Magurran, AH Fitter, AM Klein, AR Moldenke, B Czech, BB Simpson, C Harrison, CA Kearns, CD Michener, CF Dormann, CJ Grixti, D Goulson, D Tommasi, DM Lowenstein, DM Thomson, EA Johnson, ED Fetridge, EFSA, EI Hennig, EO Wilson, GW Frankie, GW Frankie, H Wolda, HAF Verboven, J Banaszak, J Elmqvist, J Everaars, J Ollerton, J Ollerton, J Owen, J Stout, Janet Jackson, JC Biesmeijer, Jeff Ollerton, JH Cane, JH Cane, JL Larson, JS Maclvor, K French, K Gaston, KC Matteson, KC Matteson, KCR Baldock, L Fowler, L Sarah, LH Liow, MA Goddard, Mike Edwards, ML McKinney, Muzafar Hussain Sirohi, OL Gilbert, PG Kevan, R Grundel, R Rowson, R Winfree, R Winfree, R Winfree, RCL Perkins, RK Colwell, RK Colwell, RM Smith, S Tarrant, SD Leonhardt, SG Potts, SH Butchart, SJ Hinners, TH Roulston, TR Toler, V Wojcik, W Banaszak-Cibicka, W Joshua   +75 more
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‘Focal species’ – can this well-known concept in higher-tier risk assessments be an appropriate approach for solitary bees?

Julius-Kühn-Archiv, 2018
Bumble bees and solitary bees have to be considered in addition to honey bees regarding environmental pollinator risk assessments. For solitary bees it is proposed to use Osmia cornuta (LATR., 1805) or O. bicornis (L., 1758) as test organisms.
Lückmann, Johannes, Faupel, Michael, Ludwigs, Jan-Dieter   +2 more
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Gut microbiota variation of a tropical oil-collecting bee species far exceeds that of the honeybee

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
IntroductionInterest for bee microbiota has recently been rising, alleviating the gap in knowledge in regard to drivers of solitary bee gut microbiota. However, no study has addressed the microbial acquisition routes of tropical solitary bees.
Elif Kardas, Elif Kardas, Angie M. González-Rosario, Tugrul Giray, James D. Ackerman, Filipa Godoy-Vitorino   +5 more
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Reliability of the entomovector technology using Prestop-Mix and Bombus terrestris L. as a fungal disease biocontrol method in open field [PDF]

, 2016
Botrytis cinerea Pers.: Fr. is a major plant pathogen, and a new approach is needed for its control in strawberry to minimise the increasing use of synthetic fungicides.
Dreyersdorff, Gerit, Jahani, Mona, Kaart, Tanel, Karise, Reet, Mänd, Marika, Runno-Paurson, Eve, Smagghe, Guy, Veromann, Eve   +7 more
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Elevated rates of dietary generalization in eusocial lineages of the secondarily herbivorous bees

BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Background Within the Hymenoptera, bees are notable for their relationship with flowering plants, being almost entirely dependent on plant pollen and nectar.
T. J. Wood, A. Müller, C. Praz, D. Michez   +3 more
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Exposure of Larvae of the Solitary Bee Osmia bicornis to the Honey Bee Pathogen Nosema ceranae Affects Life History [PDF]

, 2019
Wild bees are important pollinators of wild plants and agricultural crops and they are threatened by several environmental stressors including emerging pathogens. Honey bees have been suggested as a potential source of pathogen spillover.
Bramke, Kathrin, McMahon, Dino P., Müller, Uta, Rolff, Jens   +3 more
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