[Pollinator] Can you help with evidence that the commercial bumble bee is spreading disease?

[ladadams at aol.com]

We have been asked several questions about the recent articles that have  
appeared on the LISTSERV, particularly the following quote from the NY Times  
article,
 
"The groups said Tuesday that four species of bumblebees once common in the 
 United States have seen drastic declines -- and the evidence points to  
diseases spreading out of greenhouses that use domesticated bumblebees.  '
 
It is clear that there have been (at least) four species of bumble  bees in 
decline, but does anyone know of a published study that  provides evidence 
to support that this is the result of diseases spreading out  of greenhouses 
using domesticated bumble bees?
 
Thanks.
 
 





Laurie Davies Adams
Executive  Director
Pollinator Partnership 
423 Washington Street, 5th  floor
San Francisco, CA  94111
415-362-1137
LDA at pollinator.org

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