The gut microbiota plays a key role in the development and health of bumble bees. Male bees are important for reproductive activity colony, yet there few studies on their microbiota. By using qPCR, we found that significant changes total bacteria six genera from different developmental age points males. And compare male with workers. results indicate Gilliamella, Snodgrassella, Lactobacillus do...

In this study, two successive generations of queens belonging to a native Bombus terrestris population in the Central Black Sea Region Türkiye were reared under controlled laboratory conditions examine its developmental characteristics and suitability for mass production. The first generation was formed by hundred which caught from fauna Ordu Province, Türkiye. Young males produced at end life ...

Insect species richness and abundance has declined rapidly over the last few decades. Various stressors, such as conversion of natural habitats, climate change, land-use intensification, agrochemicals pathogens, are thought to be major factors in this decline. We treated female bees two common pollinator Europe, Osmia bicornis Bombus terrestris , with a field-realistic dose neonicotinoid clothi...