- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: April 22, 2022
Bumble bees prefer foraging on flowers that contain yeast, but does yeast benefit bumble bee survival and reproduction?
Yes, according to UC Davis community ecologist and doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski and her colleagues in their newly published research in the Royal Entomological Society's Journal of Ecological Entomology.
The research, “Bee-Associated Fungi Mediate Effects of Fungicides on Bumble Bees,” provides direct evidence that fungi can benefit both survival and reproduction in two species of bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, and B. impatiens. The research also suggests that...
Tags: Bombus impatiens (1), Bombus vosnesenskii (2), bumble bees (13), community ecologists (1), Danielle Rutkowski (7), Journal of Ecological Entomology (1), Rachel Vannette (43), Richard Karban (10), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (540)
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden
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