Do managed bees drive parasite spread and emergence in wild bees?

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Peter Graystock¹  Quinn S. McFrederick¹  Edward J. Blane²  Dave Goulson³  William O.H. Hughes³ 

[1] Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92507, USA;Natural England, Mail Hub Block B, Whittington Road, Worcester, WR5 2LQ, UK;School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK;

关键词: Domesticated;    Apis;    Commercial;    Bumble bee;    Honey bee;    Bombus;    Farming;    Intensification;    Pollination service;    Disease;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.10.001

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Bees have been managed and utilised for honey production for centuries and, more recently, pollination services. Since the mid 20th Century, the use and production of managed bees has intensified with hundreds of thousands of hives being moved across countries and around the globe on an annual basis. However, the introduction of unnaturally high densities of bees to areas could have adverse effects. Importation and deployment of managed honey bee and bumblebees may be responsible for parasite introductions or a change in the dynamics of native parasites that ultimately increases disease prevalence in wild bees. Here we review the domestication and deployment of managed bees and explain the evidence for the role of managed bees in causing adverse effects on the health of wild bees. Correlations with the use of managed bees and decreases in wild bee health from territories across the globe are discussed along with suggestions to mitigate further health reductions in wild bees.

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