Michalczyk Maria, Sokół Rajmund
Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
Pathogens. 2022 Sep 15;11(9):1053. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11091053.
Bumblebees ( spp.) are an essential element of the ecosystem and the global economy. They are valued pollinators in many countries around the word. Unfortunately, there has been a decline in the bumblebee population, which is attributed to, among others, pathogens and reduced access to food due to the loss of natural nesting sites. and , protozoan pathogens of the family Trypanosomatidae, commonly infect bumblebees, including in Poland. In this study, a Polish population of bumblebees was screened for and . The experiment was performed on 13 adult bumblebees belonging to 4 species: , , , and . Protozoa of the family Trypanosomatidae were identified by PCR. Only was identified in one individual. Further research is needed to confirm the effect of concurrent pathogens on the decline of bumblebee populations.
熊蜂（多种）是生态系统和全球经济的重要组成部分。在世界许多国家，它们都是备受重视的传粉者。不幸的是，熊蜂种群数量出现了下降，这尤其归因于病原体以及由于自然筑巢地点丧失导致食物获取减少。锥虫科原生动物病原体布氏锥虫和路氏锥虫通常感染熊蜂，在波兰也不例外。在本研究中，对波兰的熊蜂种群进行了布氏锥虫和路氏锥虫的筛查。实验在属于4个物种（西方熊蜂、明亮熊蜂、红足熊蜂和小峰熊蜂）的13只成年熊蜂上进行。通过聚合酶链反应（PCR）鉴定锥虫科原生动物。仅在一只西方熊蜂个体中鉴定出路氏锥虫。需要进一步研究以确认并发病原体对熊蜂种群数量下降的影响。
