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- Title
First record of Crithidia expoeki (Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae) from native Canadian bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus).
- Authors
PALMIER, KIRSTEN M.; TRIPODI, AMBER D.; CAMERON, ANDREW D. S.; STRANGE, JAMES P.; SHEFFIELD, CORY S.
- Abstract
Bumble bees (Bombus Latrielle: Apidae) are important pollinators; however, declines of several species have been documented worldwide. Although pathogens have been linked to some declines, the biology, distribution, and impacts of most pathogens are poorly understood. Here, we report the first record of a recently characterized protozoan pathogen, Crithidia expoeki Schmid-Hempel & Tognazzo (Trypanosomatida: Trypanosomatidae), from bumble bees in Canada. This provides further insight on its global distribution and importance as a threat to bumble bees in Canada.
- Subjects
BUMBLEBEES; CRITHIDIA; PATHOGENIC microorganisms
- Publication
Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2020, Vol 134, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
0008-3550
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22621/cfn.v134i1.2299