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Survey for Nosema bombi: a Potential Causative Agent for Decline of Bombus franklini and Bombus occidentalis Final Report

Solter, Leellen F.; Cameron, Sydney A.; Thorp, Robin; White, Brendan

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Title
Survey for Nosema bombi: a Potential Causative Agent for Decline of Bombus franklini and Bombus occidentalis Final Report
Author(s)
  • Solter, Leellen F.
  • Cameron, Sydney A.
  • Thorp, Robin
  • White, Brendan
Issue Date
2009-02-21
Keyword(s)
  • Pollinator decline
  • Bees
  • Bee diseases
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Abstract
Purpose of Research: To investigate the role of pathogens, particularly microsporidia, as a factor in the decline of Bombus franklini, B. occidentalis, and B. pensylvanicus. This project, US Fish & Wildlife Purchase Order #101816M577, provided a second season of collections (following project PO #134205M090) of Bombus spp. in the midwestern and northwestern U.S. We continue to gather information leading to understanding the potential role of pathogens in the decline of Bombus species in the western and Midwestern United States.
Publisher
Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Technical Report INHS 2009 (42)
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/18188
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INHS Technical Report Prepared for U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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Technical Reports - Illinois Natural History Survey PRIMARY
Reports produced by INHS staff, usually as deliverables for assessment projects funded by federal or state agencies or non-governmental organizations.