| Author | Colla, S.R., Otterstatter, M.C., Gegear, R.J. & Thomson, J.D. |
| Year | 2006 |
| Title | Plight of the bumble bee: Pathogen spillover from commercial to wild populations |
| Type | Paper |
| Source | Biological Conservation Vol 129: 461-467. |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Evidence for the spread of bumblebee pathogens from commercially-produced colonies used in greenhouses to wild populations in Canada. The PDF can be downloaded from the author’s website. Click on "Colla et al.2006". |
| Website url | www.savethebumblebees.com/id12.html |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Bombus | bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees | Animalia: Hymenoptera: Apidae | |
| Current | Nosema bombi | a microsporian | Fungi: Microsporida: Nosematidae | |
| Current | Crithidia bombi | Protozoa |
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