Investigating the impact of deploying commercial Bombus terrestris for crop pollination on pathogen dynamics in wild bumble bees

Penelope R. Whitehorn, Matthew C. Tinsley, Mark J. F. Brown, Dave Goulson

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149-157
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of apicultural research
Volume52
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Bombus
  • pathogen spillover
  • Crithidia spp.
  • Nosema bombi
  • Apicystis bombi
  • soft fruit pollination
  • HOST-PARASITE SYSTEM
  • CRITHIDIA-BOMBI
  • FORAGING RANGE
  • L. HYMENOPTERA
  • NEST DENSITY
  • APIDAE
  • POPULATIONS
  • SPILLOVER
  • TRANSMISSION
  • CONSERVATION

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