<i>Bombus impatiens</i> on <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i> (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

<i>Bombus impatiens</i> on <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i>

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Several bees are known to vector mummyberry disease (Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi), an economically important plant pathogen, to blueberry flowers. At the same time, bees can transmit their own pathogens, such as Crithidia bombi (see photo below) at flowers.

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Scott McArt, UMass Amherst

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