Wild bee populations are declining due to human activities, such as land use change, which
strongly affect the composition and diversity of available plants and food sources. The …

Multiple global change pressures, and their interplay, cause plant–pollinator extinctions and
modify species assemblages and interactions. This may alter the risks of pathogen host …

Viruses are omnipresent, yet the knowledge on drivers of viral prevalence in wild host
populations is often limited. Biotic factors, such as sympatric managed host species, as well …

Pollinator reductions can leave communities less diverse and potentially at increased risk of
infectious diseases. Species-rich plant and bee communities have high species turnover …

Demand for food is growing along with the human population, leading to an increase in
plant production. Many crops are pollinated by insects, so the global demand for managed …

The movement of pollen grains from anthers to stigmas, often by insect pollinator vectors, is
essential for plant reproduction. However, pollen is also a unique vehicle for viral spread …

Plants have unique chemical and physical traits that can reduce infections in animals
ranging from primates to caterpillars. Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus; Asteraceae) are one …

Cross-species transmission of a pathogen from a reservoir to a recipient host species,
spillover, can have major impacts on biodiversity, domestic species and human health …

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 …

As the global agricultural footprint expands, it is increasingly important to address the link
between the resource pulses characteristic of monoculture farming and wildlife …