Sentences with phrase «infect bumblebees»

The study found that infection by the parasite slightly impaired learning in honeybees, however the parasite did not infect bumblebees.

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South American native bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) infected by Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia), an emerging pathogen of honeybees (Apis mellifera).

However, it is surprisingly common in the European bumblebees living in Patagonia, the researchers found — almost half of the white - tailed bees in the region were infected, as well as the native giant bumblebees.

It showed that deformed wing virus (DWV) and the fungal parasite Nosema ceranae — both of which have major negative impacts on honeybee health — can infect worker bumblebees and, in the case of DWV, reduce their lifespan.

Nosema bombi, a single - celled parasite, originally from Europe, was found to have infected the dwindling populations of 4 types of bumblebees that saw their ranges shrink by between 23 % and 87 %.