Solitary bees are subject to a variety of pressures that cause severe population declines.
Currently, habitat loss, temperature shifts, agrochemical exposure, and new parasites are …

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 …

Studies on honeybees have revealed bacterial taxa which adopt key functions in the hive, in
terms of nutrient uptake and immune responses. Despite solitary bees providing invaluable …

Microbial activity is known to have profound impact on bee ecology and physiology, both by
beneficial and pathogenic effects. Most information about such associations is available for …

Simple Summary Solitary bees are important pollinators in managed and wild ecosystems.
Across the bee phylogeny, bees may forage on a single species of plant, few plant species …

The pollen stores of bumble bees host diverse microbiota that influence overall colony
fitness. Yet, the taxonomic identity of these symbiotic microbes is relatively unknown. In this …

Bees collect pollen from flowers for their offspring, and by doing so contribute critical
pollination services for our crops and ecosystems. Unlike many managed bee species, wild …

Teeming within pollen provisions are diverse communities of symbiotic microbes, which
provide a variety of benefits to bees. Microbes themselves may represent a major dietary …

Increasing evidence suggests the microbiome plays an important role in bee ecology and
health. However, the relationship between bees and their bacterial symbionts has only been …

Social corbiculate bees such as honey bees and bumble bees maintain a specific beneficial
core microbiome which is absent in wild bees. It has been suggested that maintaining this …