Osmia taurus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): A Non-native Bee Species With Invasiveness Potential in North America
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvad005
Abstract: Abstract Bees are important pollinators and are essential for the reproduction of many plants in natural and agricultural ecosystems. However, bees can have adverse ecological effects when introduced to areas outside of their native geographic… read more here.
Keywords: bee species; taurus; north america; non native ... See more keywords
Prospects for probiotics in social bees
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0156
Abstract: Social corbiculate bees are major pollinators. They have characteristic bacterial microbiomes associated with their hives and their guts. In honeybees and bumblebees, worker guts contain a microbiome composed of distinctive bacterial taxa shown to benefit… read more here.
Keywords: health; social bees; prospects probiotics; probiotics social ... See more keywords
Along urbanization sprawl, exotic plants distort native bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) assemblages in high elevation Andes ecosystem
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5916
Abstract: Native bees contribute a considerable portion of pollination services for endemic as well as introduced plant species. Their decline has been attributed to several human-derived influences including global warming as well as the reduction, alteration,… read more here.
Keywords: plant; native bee; abundance; bee ... See more keywords