Climatic Risk and Distribution Atlas of European Bumblebees

Rasmont, Pierre; Franzén, Markus; Lecocq, Thomas; Alexander, Heather D.; Roberts, Stuart P. M.; Biesmeijer, Jacobus C.; Castro, Leopoldo; Cederberg, Björn; Dvořák, Libor; Fitzpatrick, Úna; Gonseth, Yves; Haubruge, Éric; Mahé, Gilles; Manino, Aulo; Michez, Denis; Neumayer, Johann; Ødegaard, Frode; Paukkunen, Juho; Pawlikowski, T.; Potts, Simon G.; Reemer, Menno; Settele, Josef; Straka, Jakub; Schweiger, Oliver

doi:10.3897/biorisk.10.4749

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“…Bombus terrestris and B. pascuorum species remain abundant in the study area, and are not considered threatened according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Rasmont et al, 2015). Individuals were sampled with nets while foraging on flowers during August 2013 with dry weather (above 18 ºC) and clear weather conditions, and preserved in 100% ethanol at -4 ºC.…”

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Short communication: First data on the prevalence and distribution of pathogens in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris and Bombus pascuorum) from Spain

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Bumblebees provide pollination services not only to wildflowers but also to economically important crops. In the context of the global decline of pollinators, there is an increasing interest in determining the pathogen diversity of bumblebee species. In this work, wild bumblebees of the species Bombus terrestris and Bombus pascuorum from northern and southern Spain were molecularly screened to detect and estimate prevalence of pathogens. One third of bumblebees were infected: while viruses only infected B. pascuorum, B. terrestris was infected by Apicystis bombi, Crithidia bombi and Nosema bombi. Ecological differences between host species might affect the success of the pathogens biological cycle and consequently infection prevalence. Furthermore, sex of the bumblebees (workers or males), sampling area (north or south) and altitude were important predictors of pathogen prevalence. Understanding how these factors affect pathogens distribution is essential for future conservation of bumblebee wild populations.

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Short communication: First data on the prevalence and distribution of pathogens in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris and Bombus pascuorum) from Spain

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“…The presence of flowering plants is, therefore, a necessity for bumblebee colony growth. However, a decline in bumblebee abundance and species richness has been observed for over 30 years (Goulson et al, 2005;Peters, 1972;Potts et al, 2010;Pawlikowski & Pawlikowski, 2012;Rasmont et al, 2015). This decline indicates a disturbance in the wildlife corridor.…”

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Flowering Plants Preferred by Bumblebees (Bombus Latr.) in the Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants in Wrocław

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2016

Journal of Apicultural Science

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A b s t r a c t Due to fewer bumblebees in rural areas these days, it is necessary to look for alternative habitats for the active protection of these very important pollinators. The research was carried out in The Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, in Wrocław, Poland. In the garden, approximately 2000 plant species were cultivated, of which 185 were visited by bumblebees. Amongst them, 57 plant species were deemed very attractive and were determined to be indicators for 7 bumblebee species. Indicator species for bumblebees ranged between 6 for Bombus pratorum to up to 20 for B. pascuorum. Monarda didyma was an indicator plant to 6 recorded bumblebee species. Other indicator plant species for at least 4 bumblebees species were: Origanum vulgare, Lavandula angustifolia, Rhododendron catawbiense, Phacelia tanacetifolia, and Agastache rugosa. Three bumblebee species were found to forage the most on 11 of the flowering plant species. The biggest group of plants were those which were mostly visited by 1-2 bumblebee species. Amongst all recorded indicator plants, 32% were native species.

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“…As a result, the decline in pollinators threatens the pollination service they offer ) and consequently ecosystem functioning (Biesmeijer et al 2006, Klein et al 2007Potts et al 2010Ollerton et al 2011, human well-being and crop production Klein et al 2007, Ricketts et al 2008, Potts et al 2010, Garibaldi et al 2013. Indeed, 75% of cultivated plant species worldwide rely (more or less) on insects, particularly wild bees, for fruit and seed production (Klein et al 2007).…”

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“…In Belgium, this loss was first recorded during the 1980s (Leclercq et al 1980, Rasmont andMersch 1988), in response to increasing agricultural intensification and urbanization. More specifically, several factors are generally mentioned to be responsible of the decline in pollinators (Goulson et al 2015), including: climate change (Rasmont et al 2015), the increase in agricultural land area, the homogenization of cultured species (Benton et al 2003), the increasing use of chemicals (Blacquière et al 2012), the reduction of (semi-)natural habitat area (Steffan-Dewenter et al 2006Kremen andChaplin-Kramer 2007), the loss of genetic diversity , Maebe et al 2012, Jha and Kremen 2013, parasite and pathogen development (Cameron et al 2011, Arbetman et al 2013) and the reduction of floral resources availability (Kleijn and Raemakers 2008Lonsdorf et al 2009, Goulson et al 2015.…”

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