OneHealth implications of infectious diseases of wild and managed bees

L Wilfert, MJF Brown, V Doublet - Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2021 - Elsevier
The OneHealth approach aims to further our understanding of the drivers of human, animal
and environmental health, and, ultimately, to improve them by combining approaches and …

Complex networks of parasites and pollinators: moving towards a healthy balance

MJF Brown - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
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 …

Individual and combined impacts of sulfoxaflor and Nosema bombi on bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) larval growth

H Siviter, AJ Folly, MJF Brown… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sulfoxaflor is a globally important novel insecticide that can have negative impacts on the
reproductive output of bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) colonies. However, it remains unclear …

Understanding effects of floral products on bee parasites: mechanisms, synergism, and ecological complexity

G Fitch, LL Figueroa, H Koch, PC Stevenson… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Floral nectar and pollen commonly contain diverse secondary metabolites. While these
compounds are classically thought to play a role in plant defense, recent research indicates …

Poison or potion: effects of sunflower phenolamides on bumble bees and their gut parasite

A Gekière, I Semay, M Gérard, D Michez, P Gerbaux… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bee declines have been reported worldwide, partly due to parasite spread
induced by human activities. However, bees may forage on specific floral resources to face …

Agri-environment scheme nectar chemistry can suppress the social epidemiology of parasites in an important pollinator

AJ Folly, H Koch, IW Farrell… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Emergent infectious diseases are one of the main drivers of species loss. Emergent infection
with the microsporidian Nosema bombi has been implicated in the population and range …

Investigating the influence of diet diversity on infection outcomes in a bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) and microsporidian (Nosema bombi) host-pathogen system

A Martinez, AC Calhoun, BM Sadd - Frontiers in Insect Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diet can have an array of both direct and indirect effects on an organism's health and fitness,
which can influence the outcomes of host-pathogen interactions. Land use changes, which …

Revealing the genome of the microsporidian Vairimorpha bombi, a potential driver of bumble bee declines in North America

VL Webster, S Hemmings, M Pérez… - G3: Genes …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Pollinators are vital for food security and the maintenance of terrestrial ecosystems.
Bumblebees are important pollinators across northern temperate, arctic, and alpine …

The potential for parasite spill-back from commercial bumblebee colonies: a neglected threat to wild bees?

CD Martin, MT Fountain, MJF Brown - Journal of insect conservation, 2021 - Springer
Commercially-reared bumblebee colonies provide pollination services to numerous crop
species globally. These colonies may harbour parasites which can spill-over to wild bee …

[HTML][HTML] Tree-dimensional resources: hedgerow and orchard pollen for bumble bees

A Gekière, A Michel, I Semay… - Comptes …, 2023 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Intensive landscape modifications have led to the loss of floral resources, partly in
early spring when bumble bee queens need suitable pollen to establish their brood …