Samarasinghe, BinukAusburne, ThomasBlankenship, ChristopherLin, KaungLinsenman, KathleenRao, JayasimhaBhatta, Chet2024-11-072024-11-072023-12-01Samarasinghe, B., T. Ausburne, C. Blankenship, K. Lin, K. Linsenman, J. Rao, and C. Bhatta. 2023. The absence of nosemosis in common eastern bumblebees (Bombus impatiens Cresson) from regions of Roanoke and New River Valley. Banisteria 57: 127–136.1066-0712https://hdl.handle.net/10919/121577In a study of 220 eastern bumblebee specimens collected from the Roanoke and New River Valley areas, PCR analysis of the gut lumen revealed the absence of <i>Nosema</i> spp. infections, challenging prevailing assumptions about their prevalence in bumblebee populations. The outcome underscores the need for further research to determine the factors contributing to this absence, including the unique ecological context of the study area. These findings highlight the significance of host susceptibility and survivability, emphasizing the complexity associated with parasite-host interactions within bumblebees.Pages 127-13610 page(s)application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 InternationalBee conservationcross infectionNosemapollinator declinesouthwestern VirginiaThe absence of nosemosis in eastern bumblebees (<i>Bombus impatiens</i> Cresson) from regions of Roanoke and New River ValleyArticle - RefereedBanisteria57Rao, Jayasimha [0000-0002-0133-2862]1066-0712