Honey bees, and pollinators in general, play a major role in the health of ecosystems. There
is a consensus about the steady decrease in pollinator populations, which raises global …

Bees are important pollinators and are essential for the reproduction of many plants in
natural and agricultural ecosystems. However, bees can have adverse ecological effects …

Pollinators, including solitary bees, are drastically declining worldwide. Among the factors
contributing to this decline, bee pathogens and different land uses are of relevance. The link …

Urbanization is associated with increases in impervious land cover, which alters the
distribution of resources available to wildlife and concentrates activity in unbuilt spaces such …

The interspecific transmission of pathogens can occur frequently in the environment. Among
wild bees, the main spillover cases are caused by pathogens associated with Apis mellifera …

Abstract Bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombus Latreille) perform important
ecological services in both managed and natural ecosystems. Anthropogenically induced …

Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are important pollinators for both wild and agriculturally
managed plants. We give an overview of what is known about the diverse community of …

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 …

Abstract The squash bee Eucera (Peponapis) pruinosa is emerging as a model species to
study how stressors impact solitary wild bees in North America. Here, we describe the …

Certain diets can benefit bee health by reducing pathogens, but the mechanism (s) driving
these medicinal effects are largely unexplored. Recent research found that sunflower …