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 …

Body size is arguably one of the most important traits influencing the physiology and ecology
of animals. Shifts in animal body size have been observed in response to climate change …

Emergent fungal diseases are critical factors in global biodiversity declines. The fungal
pathogen Nosema bombi was recently found to be widespread in declining species of North …

Pathogens are one of the factors driving pollinator declines. Diet can play an important role
in mediating pollinator health and resistance to pathogens. Sunflower pollen (Helianthus …

Plants produce an array of secondary metabolites that play important ecological roles as anti‐
herbivore and anti‐pathogen defenses. Many herbivores experience physiological costs …

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

Bumble bees are important pollinators for a great diversity of wild and cultivated plants, and
in many parts of the world certain species have been found to be in decline, gone locally …

Size‐number trade‐offs in reproduction are commonly observed in nature. Bumblebee
(Bombus spp.) colonies produce workers that vary considerably in size. This variation …

Simple Summary Here we discuss widespread changes in the community structure of
bumble bees (Bombus spp.) found in the coastal-zone community of New England. One …

Bumble bees (genus Bombus) are globally important insect pollinators, and several species
have experienced marked declines in recent years. Both nutritional limitation and pathogens …