Recombination rate variation in social insects: an adaptive perspective

TJ DeLory, J Romiguier, O Rueppell… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Social insects have the highest rates of meiotic recombination among Metazoa, but there is
considerable variation within the Hymenoptera. We synthesize the literature to investigate …

Dominant bee species and floral abundance drive parasite temporal dynamics in plant-pollinator communities

P Graystock, WH Ng, K Parks, AD Tripodi… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Pollinator reductions can leave communities less diverse and potentially at increased risk of
infectious diseases. Species-rich plant and bee communities have high species turnover …

Crithidia bombi can infect two solitary bee species while host survivorship depends on diet

LL Figueroa, C Grincavitch, SH McArt - Parasitology, 2021 - cambridge.org
Pathogens and lack of floral resources interactively impair global pollinator health. However,
epidemiological and nutritional studies aimed at understanding bee declines have …

Parasite defense mechanisms in bees: behavior, immunity, antimicrobials, and symbionts

AE Fowler, RE Irwin, LS Adler - Emerging topics in life sciences, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Parasites are linked to the decline of some bee populations; thus, understanding defense
mechanisms has important implications for bee health. Recent advances have improved our …

More is less: Mass-flowering fruit tree crops dilute parasite transmission between bees

N Piot, M Eeraerts, M Pisman, G Claus, I Meeus… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Parasites influence wild bee population dynamics and are regarded as one of the main
drivers of wild bee decline. Most of these parasites are mainly transmitted between bee …

Urban habitat fragmentation and floral resources shape the occurrence of gut parasites in two bumblebee species

N Tommasi, B Colombo, E Pioltelli, P Biella… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization and the expansion of human activities foster radical ecosystem changes with
cascading effects also involving host‐pathogen interactions. Urban pollinator insects face …

Network centrality as an indicator for pollinator parasite transmission via flowers

N Piot, G Smagghe, I Meeus - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Understanding the transmission of disease is a key aspect to unravel the
epidemiology of a disease. Multiple bee species face a global decline caused by an …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of mass-flowering crops on bee pathogen dynamics

T Tuerlings, L Buydens, G Smagghe, N Piot - International Journal for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nearly two fifths of the Earth's land area is currently used for agriculture, substantially
impacting the environment and ecosystems. Besides the direct impact through land use …

Genomic architecture and sexually dimorphic expression underlying immunity in the red mason bee, Osmia bicornis

JS Möllmann, TJ Colgan - Insect molecular biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Insect pollinators provide crucial ecosystem services yet face increasing environmental
pressures. The challenges posed by novel and reemerging pathogens on bee health means …

Host and floral communities shape parasite prevalence and reproduction in intensively managed forests

LC Ponisio, H Cohen, SM Galbraith, J Zorn… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how working landscapes can maintain viable wildlife populations is key to
evaluating their conservation potential. We assessed the potential of intensively managed …