ReviewEnvironmental entomology2019
Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Microcolonies as a Tool for Biological Understanding and Pesticide Risk Assessment.
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- Influence of worker traits and pollen provisions on bumble bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) microcolony test performance.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2026Article
- Core symbionts, age at inoculation and diet affect colonization of the bumblebee gut by a common bacterial pathogen.The Journal of animal ecology · 2025Article
- Fungicide consumption exacerbates the negative effects of a common gut parasite in bumble bee microcolonies.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- New genomic resources inform transcriptomic responses to heavy metal toxins in the common Eastern bumble bee Bombus impatiens.BMC genomics · 2024Article
- Exposure to a fungicide for a field-realistic duration does not alter bumble bee fecal microbiota structure.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2024Article
- Land-use-associated stressors interact to reduce bumblebee health at the individual and colony level.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Consequences of microsporidian prior exposure for virus infection outcomes and bumble bee host health.Oecologia · 2023Article
- Higher Essential Amino Acid and Crude Protein Contents in Pollen Accelerate the Oviposition and Colony Foundation ofInsects · 2023Article
- Laboratory Risk Assessment of Three Entomopathogenic Fungi Used for Pest Control toward Social Bee Pollinators.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Protocol for Initiating and Monitoring Bumble Bee Microcolonies withBio-protocol · 2022Article
- A Comparison of Pollen and Syrup Exposure Routes in Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Microcolonies: Implications for Pesticide Risk Assessment.Environmental entomology · 2022Article
- Worker-Born Males Are Smaller but Have Similar Reproduction Ability to Queen-Born Males in Bumblebees.Insects · 2021Article
- Effects of air pollution exposure on social behavior: a synthesis and call for research.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Review
- Thermal niches of specialized gut symbionts: the case of social bees.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Impacts of Neonicotinoids on the Bumble Bees Bombus terrestris and Bombus impatiens Examined through the Lens of an Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2021Review
- Overview of the testing and assessment of effects of microbial pesticides on bees: strengths, challenges and perspectives.Apidologie · 2021Article
- Effects of the Neonicotinoid Acetamiprid in Pollen on Bombus impatiens Microcolony Development.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2020Article
- The Importance of Males to Bumble Bee (Insects · 2020Review
- Impact of Diflubenzuron on Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Microcolony Development.Environmental entomology · 2020Article
- Effects of the neonicotinoid acetamiprid in syrup on Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae) microcolony development.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
Bumble bees provide valuable pollination services to many wild and agricultural plants. Populations of some bumble bee species are in decline, prompting the need to better understand bumble bee biology and to develop methodologies for assessing the effects of environmental stressors on these bees. Use of bumble bee microcolonies as an experimental tool is steadily increasing. This review closely examines the microcolony model using peer-reviewed published literature identified by searching three databases through November 2018. Microcolonies have been successfully used for investigating a range of endpoints including behavior, the gut microbiome, nutrition, development, pathogens, chemical biology, and pesticides/xenobiotics. Methods for the initiation and monitoring of microcolonies, as well as the recorded variables were catalogued and described. From this information, we identified a series of recommendations for standardizing core elements of microcolony studies. Standardization is critical to establishing the foundation needed to support use of this model for biological response investigations and particularly for supporting use in pesticide risk assessment.
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