Bee–fungus associations are common, and while most studies focus on entomopathogens,
emerging evidence suggests that bees associate with a variety of symbiotic fungi that can …

Over the past few decades, honey bees have been facing an increasing number of
stressors. Beyond individual stress factors, the synergies between them have been identified …

Social bees harbor conserved gut microbiotas that may have been acquired in a common
ancestor of social bees and subsequently codiversified with their hosts. However, most of …

Symbiotic interactions between microorganisms and social insects have been described as
crucial for the maintenance of these multitrophic systems, as observed for the stingless bee …

For most animals, the microbiome is key for nutrition and pathogen defence, and is often
shaped by diet. Corbiculate bees, including honey bees, bumble bees, and stingless bees …

The Melipona gut microbiota differs from other social bees, being characterized by the
absence of crucial corbiculate core gut symbionts and a high occurrence of environmental …

Stingless bees, a social corbiculate bee member, play a crucial role in providing pollination
services. Despite their importance, the structure of their microbiome, particularly the fungal …

Abstract The Amazonian Forest hosts a great diversity of stingless bees. The Tropical
Amazonian climate–moist and hot–favors the development of a diverse mycobiota …

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) face increasing threats to their health, particularly from the
degradation of floral resources and chronic pesticide exposure. The properties of honey and …

Stingless bees are important pollinators and producers of honey used in folk medicine. We
investigate the nectar sources for two Afrotropical stingless bee species, Hypotrigona araujoi …