Do managed bees drive parasite spread and emergence in wild bees?
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Author(s)
Graystock, Peter
Blane, Edward J
McFrederick, Quinn S
Goulson, Dave
Hughes, William OH
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Bees have been managed and utilised for honey production for centuries and, more recently, pollination services. Since the mid 20th Century, the use and production of managed bees has intensified with hundreds of thousands of hives being moved across countries and around the globe on an annual basis. However, the introduction of unnaturally high densities of bees to areas could have adverse effects. Importation and deployment of managed honey bee and bumblebees may be responsible for parasite introductions or a change in the dynamics of native parasites that ultimately increases disease prevalence in wild bees. Here we review the domestication and deployment of managed bees and explain the evidence for the role of managed bees in causing adverse effects on the health of wild bees. Correlations with the use of managed bees and decreases in wild bee health from territories across the globe are discussed along with suggestions to mitigate further health reductions in wild bees.
Date Issued
2016-04-01
Date Acceptance
2015-10-01
Citation
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2016, 5 (1), pp.64-75
ISSN
2213-2244
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
64
End Page
75
Journal / Book Title
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Volume
5
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Australian Society for Parasitology. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Ecology
Parasitology
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2015-10-28