Lynn Adler, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, UMass-Amherst explains how some bee infections may be transferred via plants that bees visit, and how some types of nectar and pollen may help to reduce certain pathogens.
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Lynn Adler is a widely recognized expert on the interdependences of insects and their environments –in this case, bumblebees-- and how that relationship affects bee health and adaptation.