Flagellum Removal by a Nectar Metabolite Inhibits Infectivity of a Bumblebee Parasite
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.037
Abstract: Plant phytochemicals can act as natural "medicines" for animals against parasites [1-3]. Some nectar metabolites, for example, reduce parasite infections in bees [4-7]. Declining plant diversity through anthropogenic landscape change [8-11] could reduce the availability… read more here.
Keywords: plant; nectar; parasite flagellum; bombi ... See more keywords
Infection Prevalence of Microsporidia Vairimorpha (Nosema) spp. in Japanese Bumblebees
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14040340
Abstract: Simple Summary Microsporidia are intracellular parasites that have detrimental effects on their various invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. The microsporidia pathogenic to honeybees and bumblebees belong to the genus Vairimorpha (previously Nosema). Among these, V. bombi… read more here.
Keywords: bombi; prevalence; microscopy; infection prevalence ... See more keywords