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The most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens
A European honey bee extracts nectar from an aster flower.
March 2, 2021
A new U.S. National Science Foundation-funded analysis of thousands of native and non-native Michigan bees shows that the most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens.
University of Michigan researchers netted and trapped more than 4,000 bees in 60 species. The bees were collected at winter squash farms across Michigan, where managed honeybee colonies and wild native bees pollinate the squash flowers.
All but one species
Apis mellifera, the common European honeybee are native bees. The number of bee species found at each farm ranged from seven to 49.