Comments on: Bumble bees and pathogens http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/bumble-bees-and-pathogens/ Entomology. Gardening. Ranting. Nerdery. Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:45:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bumblebee go home! « Bug Girl’s Blog http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/bumble-bees-and-pathogens/#comment-19718 Bumblebee go home! « Bug Girl’s Blog Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:00:56 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=1076#comment-19718 [...] particular bee is considered an invasive species, and I have written before about bees in greenhouses not staying where they are supposed to.  These domesticated bumblebees are believed to be responsible for the spread of a parasite that [...] [...] particular bee is considered an invasive species, and I have written before about bees in greenhouses not staying where they are supposed to.  These domesticated bumblebees are believed to be responsible for the spread of a parasite that [...]

]]> By: Bug Girl http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/bumble-bees-and-pathogens/#comment-19033 Bug Girl Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:18:55 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=1076#comment-19033 Yes--it is really disturbing. :( The British insect conservation group has a bumble bee watch going on--I'll see if I can find that for you. Yes–it is really disturbing. :(
The British insect conservation group has a bumble bee watch going on–I’ll see if I can find that for you.

]]> By: Stonehead http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/bumble-bees-and-pathogens/#comment-19030 Stonehead Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:46:41 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=1076#comment-19030 I'm more than a little worried over here in Scotland as bee numbers are down by 80-90% on previous years. As well as honey bees, we normally get five varieties of bumble bee but I've only spotted carder bees this year—and few of them. I was out topping hemp nettles today, which are normally thick with bees, and was lucky to see one bee per cut (the scythe cuts a 12ft wide swathe, in a 3ft deep arc. I’m more than a little worried over here in Scotland as bee numbers are down by 80-90% on previous years. As well as honey bees, we normally get five varieties of bumble bee but I’ve only spotted carder bees this year—and few of them. I was out topping hemp nettles today, which are normally thick with bees, and was lucky to see one bee per cut (the scythe cuts a 12ft wide swathe, in a 3ft deep arc.

]]> By: thebeadden http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/bumble-bees-and-pathogens/#comment-19007 thebeadden Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:48:42 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=1076#comment-19007 Another way to put it: We're in for a heap of trouble if this situation doesn't get under control. Thank you for posting this, Bug Girl. Another way to put it:

We’re in for a heap of trouble if this situation doesn’t get under control. Thank you for posting this, Bug Girl.

]]> By: Bora Zivkovic http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/bumble-bees-and-pathogens/#comment-19004 Bora Zivkovic Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:42:58 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=1076#comment-19004 Lovely. Thanks. Do you think you can send a trackback to the paper? The (I know, I know, complicated) instructions are here: http://www.plos.org/cms/node/261 Lovely. Thanks. Do you think you can send a trackback to the paper? The (I know, I know, complicated) instructions are here: http://www.plos.org/cms/node/261

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