| bumblebee commercialization will cause worldwide migration of parasitic mites. | we investigated natural populations of three japanese native bumblebee species to determine the status of infestation by a tracheal mite, locustacarus buchneri, which we had earlier detected in introduced commercial colonies of the european bumblebee, bombus terrestris. we also investigated mite infestation in commercial colonies of a japanese native species, b. ignitus, which are mass-produced in the netherlands and reimported into japan. we detected the mite in both natural and commercial colo ... | 2001 | 11555253 |
| mite species inhabiting commercial bumblebee (bombus terrestris) nests in polish greenhouses. | nests of social insects are usually inhabited by various mite species that feed on pollen, other micro-arthropods or are parasitic. well-known negative effects of worldwide economic importance are caused by mites parasitizing honeybee colonies. lately, attention has focused on the endoparasitic mite locustacarus buchneri that has been found in commercial bumblebees. however, little is known of other mites associated with commercial bumblebee nests. transportation of commercial bumblebee colonies ... | 2012 | 22270110 |
| global decline of bumblebees is phylogenetically structured and inversely related to species range size and pathogen incidence. | conservation biology can profit greatly from incorporating a phylogenetic perspective into analyses of patterns and drivers of species extinction risk. we applied such an approach to analyse patterns of bumblebee (bombus) decline. we assembled a database representing approximately 43% of the circa 260 globally known species, which included species extinction risk assessments following the international union fo conservation of nature red list categories and criteria, and information on species t ... | 2017 | 28724728 |
| the tracheal mite locustacarus buchneri in south american native bumble bees (hymenoptera: apidae). | as in other regions of the world, bumble bees (bombus spp.) are important pollinators in the neotropics. despite its relevance, knowledge on their health is still limited in the region. while external acari are known to occur in these insects, presence of the internal, tracheal mite locustacarus buchneri is here reported for first time. after the examination of 2,508 individuals of eight bombus species from argentina, two workers of bombus bellicosus and one of bombus atratus were found parasiti ... | 2013 | 23872435 |