Managed apiaries may lead to higher rates of viral infection in wild bumblebees

Viral pathogens that might play a role in the decline in wild bumblebees may be transmitted from managed honeybees through flowers, according to a study published June 26 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Samantha Alger of the University of Vermont, and colleagues.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org