CEPAVE   05420
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLOGICOS Y DE VECTORES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Host-Parasite Interactions: Risks associated with invasive parasites of bumblebees and molecular haplotyping of Apicystis bombi from Europe and Argentina
Autor/es:
MEEUS, I.; MAHARRAMOV, J.; MAEBE, K.; ARBETMAN, M.; MORALES, C.; ZAPATA, N.; GRAYSTOCK, P.; HUGHES, W. O. H.; PLISCHUK, S.; LANGE, C. E.; MURRAY, T. E.; DE GRAAF, D. C.; PEREZ DE LA ROSA, J. J.; BROWN, M.; SMAGGHE, G.
Lugar:
State college, Pennsylvania
Reunión:
Conferencia; International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy; 2013
Institución organizadora:
Center for Pollinator Research - Penn State University
Resumen:
Within the Apidae, a family of bees with an important ecological value in maintaining plant diversity and providing pollination services, numerous species are declining. Bumblebees are no exception to this phenomenon; their distributions declined since the 1950, and numerous mechanisms could be behind this decline. For the recent declines of bumblebees in South and North America, it is proposed that the spread of parasites from commercial bumblebee colonies into wild populations could further deteriorate these already threatened populations. Within this context, we looked at the different viruses and protozoa bumblebees carry, and give an overview of the complex host-parasite networks these species live in. We evaluate the risks associated with spillover of pathogens from commercial bumblebees to wild populations and suggest mitigation actions. Second, we look for evidence of whether spillovers indeed occurred with the introduction of European bumblebees into South America by using molecular haplotyping of Apicystis bombi, a neogregarine parasite of bumblebees reported to occur in Europe and the Americas