Local habitat type influences bumble bee pathogen loads and bee species distributions

EM Gratton, DJ McNeil Jr, CM Grozinger… - Environmental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombus Latreille) perform important
ecological services in both managed and natural ecosystems. Anthropogenically induced …

The role of landscape factors in sha** bumble bee pathogen loads across regions of the eastern Nearctic

EM Gratton, DJ McNeil, R Sawyer… - Insect Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogens and parasites are drivers of declines in bumble bees. Their levels can be
influenced by numerous abiotic and biotic factors, thus managing disease in these bees …

Body mass, temperature, and pathogen intensity differentially affect critical thermal maxima and their population‐level variation in a solitary bee

LJ Jones, DA Miller, RJ Schilder… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change presents a major threat to species distribution and persistence.
Understanding what abiotic or biotic factors influence the thermal tolerances of natural …

Symptomatic Infection with Vairimorpha spp. Decreases Diapause Survival in a Wild Bumble Bee Species (Bombus griseocollis)

M Orlova, M Porter, HM Hines, E Amsalem - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Our work shows that bumble bee queens that grew up in a colony infested
by parasites are less likely to survive the winter diapause. However, infection levels in …

Comparison of seasonal viral prevalence supports honey bees as potential spring pathogen reservoirs for bumble bees

BE Wham, EC McCormick, CM Carr, NR Bracci… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bee declines pose a serious risk to agricultural sustainability, wild plant diversity, and the
commercial bee industry, generating local and global concerns about bee health. Parasites …

Dying of thirst: Osmoregulation by a hawkmoth pollinator in response to variability in ambient humidity and nectar availability

A Dahake, SG Persaud, MN Jones, J Goyret… - Journal of Insect …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate-induced shifts in flowering phenology can disrupt pollinator-floral resource
synchrony, especially in desert ecosystems where rainfall dictates both. However, baseline …

Honeybee visitation to shared flowers increases Vairimorpha ceranae prevalence in bumblebees

M Zbrozek, ML Fearon, C Weise… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vairimorpha (= Nosema) ceranae is a widespread pollinator parasite that commonly infects
honeybees and wild pollinators, including bumblebees. Honeybees are highly competent V …

Pathogen spillover from honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to wild bees in North America

V Piché-Mongeon, E Guzman-Novoa - Discover Animals, 2024 - Springer
The decline of wild bee populations in North America is worrisome. Honey bee (Apis
mellifera) pathogens have been mentioned as one factor that may be implicated in these …

Bee conservation and epidemiology across scales

NA Ivers - 2023 - repositories.lib.utexas.edu
Bees provide essential pollination services that support floral biodiversity and maintain
global agricultural production. Bees also face numerous stressors and challenges to their …

Local to Landscapes: The Influence of Landscapes Across Spatial Scales on Bumble Bee Communities and Their Pathogens

E Gratton - 2023 - etda.libraries.psu.edu
Bumble bees (Bombus spp) are critical pollinators contributing to native ecosystems as well
as agricultural production. At least half of the studied bumble bee species in North America …