Bombus Arılarında Tarlacı İşçi Arıların Entomopatojen Funguslara Maruz Kalması Kolonideki Diğer Bireyleri Nasıl Etkiler?

In this study, effect of three entomopathogenic fungi (% 1.5 Beauveria bassiana strain Bb-1, % Lecanicillium lecani V1-1 and Paecilomyces fumosoreus PFs-1) on Bombus terrestris workers was investigated under controlled laboratory conditions. Workers were exposed to recommended doses by topical application dry film method. Of the 30 in each colony, 15 them marked blue red their thorax. While put back own nests without any application, after exposure. Thus, it whether entomopatogenic exposure some B. colonies causes death or not (i) (ii) other same (iii) that emerged colony. Results showed values for all cases low level adversely affect colony development.