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

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 64-75

  Graystock, Peter ^a   Blane, Edward J ^b   McFrederick, Quinn S ^a   Goulson, Dave ^c   Hughes, William O H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949487458     PISSN: 22132244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2015.10.001     Document Type: Review

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