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Natural enemies of native bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in western Oregon

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Maxfield-Taylor, Sarah A.

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Bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) are important native pollinators in wild and agricultural systems, and are one of the few groups of native bees commercially bred for use in the pollination of a range of crops. In recent years, declines in bumble bees have been reported globally. One factor implicated in...

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Masters Thesis
First Detection of the Larval Chalkbrood Disease Pathogen Ascosphaera apis (Ascomycota: Eurotiomycetes: Ascosphaerales) in Adult Bumble Bees

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Maxfield-Taylor, Sarah A., Mujic, Alija B., and Rao, Sujaya

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Fungi in the genus Ascosphaera (Ascomycota: Eurotiomycetes: Ascosphaerales) cause chalkbrood disease in larvae of bees. Here, we report the first-ever detection of the fungus in adult bumble bees that were raised in captivity for studies on colony development. Wild queens of Bombus griseocollis, B. nevadensis and B. vosnesenskii were collected...

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. Apidologie. 2006; 37: 421–451. 36. Rao S, StephenWP. Bombus (Bombus) occidentalis (Hymenoptera: Apiformes