Bombus spp.
- Category
- other
- Primary role
- unclassified
22 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Bombus spp..
parasitism
- This entity is the object of parasitism by Psithyrus spp. · effect: harmful
“they enter the nest, kill the queen, and take over her role”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 12 #6492350 - This entity is the object of parasitism by Sphaerularia bombi · effect: harmful
“Infected queens become increasingly sluggish and eventually die in spring or early summer”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 71 #6492419 - This entity is the object of parasitism by Parasitellus spp. · effect: context_dependent
“up to 165 deutonymphs on a single B. lapidarius queen”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 72 #6492420 - This entity is the object of parasitism by Locustacarus buchneri · effect: harmful
“L. buchneri is truly parasitic, feeding directly on the haemolymph of its host”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 72 #6492421 - This entity is the object of parasitism by Conopidae (family) · effect: harmful
“leads to the death of the host bee about 10–12 days after infection”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 62 #6492422 - This entity is the object of parasitism by Mutilla europaea (Large Velvet Ant) · effect: harmful
“She invades bee nests and lays her eggs in the pupal cocoons”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 65 #6492423 - This entity is the object of parasitism by Antherophagus nigricornis (zwartspriethommelkevertje) · effect: harmful
“beetle climbs onto a flower, hitches a ride to a nest”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 74 #6492449 - This entity is the object of parasitism by Bombus (Psithyrus) spp. · effect: harmful
“In the genus Bombus, the subgenus Psithyrus is entirely parasitic”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the object of parasitism by Bombus (Psithyrus) spp. · effect: harmful
“In the social parasite Bombus (Psithyrus) the number ranges from 6 to 18”
parasiteOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
pest pressure
- This entity is the object of pest pressure by Apis mellifera (western honey bee) · effect: harmful
“Impacts of non-native bees and commercial beekeeping”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGoulson D. (2010) · Bumblebees: Behaviour, Ecology, and Conservation (Second Edition) · p. 188 #6492351 - This entity is the object of pest pressure by imidacloprid · effect: harmful
“neonicotinoid use negatively associated with bumble bee distributions”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1 #6495193 - This entity is the object of pest pressure by clothianidin · effect: harmful
“clothianidin negatively associated with wild bee occupancy”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1 #6495194 - This entity is the object of pest pressure by thiamethoxam · effect: harmful
“thiamethoxam negatively associated with bee distributions”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1 #6495195 - This entity is the object of pest pressure by pyrethroid (class) · effect: harmful
“pyrethroids negatively associated with bee distributions”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1 #6495198 - This entity is the object of pest pressure by Neonicotinoidea (class) · effect: harmful
“neonicotinoids impair bumblebee foraging and reproduction”
eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States #6495204
pollination
- This entity is the subject of pollination on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: beneficial
“other Bombus species that do the same job elsewhere”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pollination on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: beneficial
“bumblebees buzz pollinate tomato flowers”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States #6495203 - This entity is the subject of pollination on Plantae · effect: harmful
“bumble bee ranges contracting at warm range margins under warming”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHalsch C.A., Shapiro A.M., Fordyce J.A., Nice C.C., Thorne J.H., Waetjen D.P., Forister M.L. (2021) · Insects and recent climate change #6495207 - This entity is the subject of pollination on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: beneficial
“Bumble bees are important pollinators of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and melons”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1327 #6495809 - This entity is the subject of pollination on Solanum melongena (Aubergine) · effect: beneficial
“Bumble bees are important pollinators of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and melons”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1327 #6495810 - This entity is the subject of pollination on Capsicum annuum (Chilli / Paprika) · effect: beneficial
“Bumble bees are important pollinators of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and melons”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1327 #6495811 - This entity is the subject of pollination on Cucumis melo (Cantaloupe) · effect: beneficial
“Bumble bees are important pollinators of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and melons”
pollinates ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedGaribaldi L.A., et al. (2024) · Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States · p. 1327 #6495812