Plight of the bumble bee: Pathogen spillover from commercial to wild populations

By S. Colla, Michael C. Otterstatter, Robert J. Gegear, James D. Thomson. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Social Psychology

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Evidence for decline in eastern North American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with special focus on Bombus affinis Cresson (2008, background): “The use of commercial bumblebees with a high prevalence of parasites for greenhouse pollination has been shown to cause pathogen spillover into populations of wild bumblebees foraging nearby (Colla et al. 2006).”
More rapid and severe disease outbreaks for aquaculture at the tropics: implications for food security (2013, background): “…as reducing the profitability and sustainability of farming (Salama & Murray 2011; Jansen et al. 2012), pathogen exchange can result in epizootics that threaten a range of wild species, a phenomenon that has been well documented from terrestrial systems (Gottdenker et al. 2005; Colla et al. 2006).”
Ecological genetics of invasive alien species (2011, background): “…as a consequence of spread from infected domestic animals (e.g. pathogen spillover has been implicated in the decline of wild fish populations, Morton et al. 2004; and in pathogen transmission from commercial to wild bumble-bees, Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Colla et al. 2006).”
Mitigating the anthropogenic spread of bee parasites to protect wild pollinators (2015, background): “In Canada, Colla et al. (2006) found C. bombi in wild bumble bees of four different species sampled close to glasshouses containing commercial B. impatiens, and no infections in wild bumble bees samples at remote sites (thoughwe now know that C. bombi does occur at low prevalence in wild populations”
The Trojan hives: pollinator pathogens, imported and distributed in bumblebee colonies (2013, background): “…Japan has been correlated with declines in native bumblebee species, increases in the prevalence of parasites or the introduction of foreign strains or species of parasite (Goka et al. 2001; Colla et al. 2006; Otterstatter & Thomson 2008; Meeus et al. 2011; Arbetman et al. 2012; Szabo et al. 2012).”
Pollination services in the UK: how important are honeybees? (2011, background): “Nevertheless, the use of any managed pollinators should be undertaken with considerable caution as their release can influence forage resources (Goulson and Sparrow, 2009), disease prevalence (Colla et al , 2006) and population size (Stubbs and Drummond, 2001) in nearby wild pollinator populations.”
Massively Introduced Managed Species and Their Consequences for Plant–Pollinator Interactions (2017, background): “…infected by several other pathogens such as Apicystis bombi (protozoan), Crithidia bombi (protozoan), Nosema bombi (Microsporidia), Locustacarus buchneri (Acari) (Cameron et al., 2016; Colla et al., 2006; Graystock et al., 2014, 2015, 2016; Otterstater and Thompson, 2008; Stout and Morales, 2009).”
Do pathogen spillover, pesticide use, or habitat loss explain recent North American bumblebee declines? (2012, background): “We evaluate the hypothesis that chronic pathogen spillover from commercial bumblebees, as demonstrated in areas surrounding greenhouses (Colla et al. 2006; Otterstatter & Thomson 2008), is responsible for wild bumblebee declines by testing whether spatial patterns of decline are associated with…”
Cryptic species diversity in a widespread bumble bee complex revealed using mitochondrial DNA RFLPs (2008, background): “2005, 2006), as well as transmit pathogens to both conspecifics and congeners (Goka et al. 2001; Colla et al. 2006).”
Spillover of functionally important organisms between managed and natural habitats (2012, background): “bombi) than bees collected at sites away from greenhouses (Colla et al., 2006).”
Abundance and diversity of wild bees along gradients of heavy metal pollution (2012, background): “…Brittain et al. 2010), the impact of non-native invasive species (Moroń et al. 2009), competition with managed populations of Apis mellifera (Walther-Hellwig et al. 2006) or Bombus terrestris (Kenta et al. 2007), pathogen spread (Colla et al. 2006) and genetic introgression (Kraus et al. 2011).”
Can green roofs provide habitat for urban bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)? (2009, background): “Urban green roofs can potentially provide native bees with habitat away from agricultural areas with disease spillover (e.g. Colla et al. 2006) and pesticide contamination (e.g. Coupe et al. 2000).”
Bombus terrestris, pollinator, invasive and pest: An assessment of problems associated with its widespread introductions for commercial purposes (2010, background): “The danger of pathogen spillover from commercially reared B. terrestris to native species of Bombus in North America is already proven (Colla et al., 2006; Otterstater and Thompson, 2008).”
Ecological effects of invasive alien insects (2008, background): “Indeed, Colla et al. (2006) have shown that commercial colonies have greater parasite load than wild colonies and that pathogen loads in wild bumblebee populations near commercial greenhouses are significantly increased.”
Pollination and other ecosystem services produced by mobile organisms: a conceptual framework for the effects of land-use change. (2007, positive): “…composition by changing the richness and abundances of non-native mutualists, competitors, herbivores, predators, parasitoids and diseases (4a,b; 5a,b; Blossey et al. 2001; Goulson 2003; Colla et al. 2006), potentially altering the interactions between the target plant and its pollinators ( 6B ).”
Decline of bumble bees (Bombus) in the North American Midwest (2009, background): “…(Kremen et al., 2002a,b; Greenleaf and Kremen, 2006; McFrederick and LeBuhn, 2006), extensive pesticide use (Gels et al., 2002; Marletto et al., 2003), and pathogen spillover from commercial bumble bee colonies that contain many parasites (Colla et al., 2006; Otterstatter and Thomson, 2008).”