Floral traits affecting the transmission of beneficial and pathogenic pollinator-associated microbes
Highlights•Several floral traits are associated with pollinator-related microbe transmission.•
Beneficial and pathogenic microbes may share some transmission constraints.•Plant and …
Beneficial and pathogenic microbes may share some transmission constraints.•Plant and …
OneHealth implications of infectious diseases of wild and managed bees
The OneHealth approach aims to further our understanding of the drivers of human, animal
and environmental health, and, ultimately, to improve them by combining approaches and …
and environmental health, and, ultimately, to improve them by combining approaches and …
Bumble bees in landscapes with abundant floral resources have lower pathogen loads
The pollination services provided by bees are essential for supporting natural and
agricultural ecosystems. However, bee population declines have been documented across …
agricultural ecosystems. However, bee population declines have been documented across …
Mass-flowering monoculture attracts bees, amplifying parasite prevalence
As the global agricultural footprint expands, it is increasingly important to address the link
between the resource pulses characteristic of monoculture farming and wildlife …
between the resource pulses characteristic of monoculture farming and wildlife …
The state of the world's urban ecosystems: What can we learn from trees, fungi, and bees?
Social Impact Statement Positive interactions between people and nature inspire behaviours
that are in harmony with biodiversity conservation and also afford physical and mental …
that are in harmony with biodiversity conservation and also afford physical and mental …
Bumble bee colony health and performance vary widely across the urban ecosystem
P Theodorou, O Kühn, LM Baltz, C Wild… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization is a global phenomenon that can affect fitness and could challenge the
persistence of most species, including wild bee pollinators. Yet, how and which …
persistence of most species, including wild bee pollinators. Yet, how and which …
Complex networks of parasites and pollinators: moving towards a healthy balance
MJF Brown - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Parasites are viewed as a major threat to wild pollinator health. While this may be true for
epidemics driven by parasite spillover from managed or invasive species, the picture is more …
epidemics driven by parasite spillover from managed or invasive species, the picture is more …
Parasitism of urban bumble bees influenced by pollinator taxonomic richness, local garden management, and surrounding impervious cover
As urban areas continue to expand globally, animal biodiversity is likely to experience
altered habitat conditions, resource levels, and pathogen dynamics, with critical implications …
altered habitat conditions, resource levels, and pathogen dynamics, with critical implications …
Species traits, landscape quality and floral resource overlap with honeybees determine virus transmission in plant–pollinator networks
Emerging infectious diseases pose a threat to pollinators. Virus transmission among
pollinators via flowers may be reinforced by anthropogenic land-use change and …
pollinators via flowers may be reinforced by anthropogenic land-use change and …
Agri-environment scheme nectar chemistry can suppress the social epidemiology of parasites in an important pollinator
Emergent infectious diseases are one of the main drivers of species loss. Emergent infection
with the microsporidian Nosema bombi has been implicated in the population and range …
with the microsporidian Nosema bombi has been implicated in the population and range …