@article{Figueroa_Sadd_Tripodi_Strange_Colla_Adams_Duennes_Evans_Lehmann_Moylett_et al._2023, title={Endosymbionts that threaten commercially raised and wild bumble bees (Bombus spp.)}, volume={33}, url={https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/713}, DOI={10.26786/1920-7603(2023)713}, abstractNote={<p>Bumble bees (<em>Bombus</em> spp.) are important pollinators for both wild and agriculturally managed plants. We give an overview of what is known about the diverse community of internal potentially deleterious bumble bee symbionts, including viruses, bacteria, protozoans, fungi, and nematodes, as well as methods for their detection, quantification, and control. We also provide information on assessment of risk for select bumble bee symbionts and highlight key knowledge gaps. This information is crucial for ongoing efforts to establish parasite-free programs for future commerce in bumble bees for crop pollination, and to mitigate the problems with pathogen spillover to wild populations.</p>}, journal={Journal of Pollination Ecology}, author={Figueroa, Laura and Sadd, Ben and Tripodi, Amber and Strange, James and Colla, Sheila and Adams, Laurie and Duennes, Michelle and Evans, Elaine and Lehmann, David and Moylett, Heather and et al.}, year={2023}, month={Feb.}, pages={14–36} }