Widespread risk of infectious diseases to wild bees, new study reveals
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 12:20
in Biology & Nature
A network of viruses, which were previously associated with managed honeybees, may now pose a widespread risk to bumblebees in the wild, according to a new study. The study revealed multiple interconnected diseases that are threatening several species of bumblebee and the managed honeybee, which are essential pollinators of many agricultural crops and wild flowers.