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JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
卷 84, 期 3, 页码 615-624出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12345
关键词
Apis; Bombus; decline; pathogen; spillover
资金
- Insect Pollinators Initiative (IPI) [BB/1000100/1, BB/I000151/1]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Scottish Government
- Wellcome Trust, under the Living with Environmental Change Partnership
- BBSRC [BB/I000151/1, BB/I000100/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/I000100/1, BB/I000151/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Declining populations of bee pollinators are a cause of concern, with major repercussions for biodiversity loss and food security. RNA viruses associated with honeybees represent a potential threat to other insect pollinators, but the extent of this threat is poorly understood. This study aims to attain a detailed understanding of the current and ongoing risk of emerging infectious disease (EID) transmission between managed and wild pollinator species across a wide range of RNA viruses. Within a structured large-scale national survey across 26 independent sites, we quantify the prevalence and pathogen loads of multiple RNA viruses in co-occurring managed honeybee (Apis mellifera) and wild bumblebee (Bombus spp.) populations. We then construct models that compare virus prevalence between wild and managed pollinators. Multiple RNA viruses associated with honeybees are widespread in sympatric wild bumblebee populations. Virus prevalence in honeybees is a significant predictor of virus prevalence in bumblebees, but we remain cautious in speculating over the principle direction of pathogen transmission. We demonstrate species-specific differences in prevalence, indicating significant variation in disease susceptibility or tolerance. Pathogen loads within individual bumblebees may be high and in the case of at least one RNA virus, prevalence is higher in wild bumblebees than in managed honeybee populations. Our findings indicate widespread transmission of RNA viruses between managed and wild bee pollinators, pointing to an interconnected network of potential disease pressures within and among pollinator species. In the context of the biodiversity crisis, our study emphasizes the importance of targeting a wide range of pathogens and defining host associations when considering potential drivers of population decline.
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