Animal Die-off — Worldwide/Unknown
Diseases found in managed honeybee colonies have spread to wild bumblebee populations, a new study suggests.
The findings, published in the journal Nature, show that common honeybee diseases such as the deformed wing virus (DWV) and the [microsporidian] parasite _Nosema ceranae_ can be contracted by wild bumblebees and threaten their survival.
“Wild and managed bees are in decline at national and global scales,” Dr Matthias Fuerst from Royal Holloway University of London said in a
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