Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of the family Nosematidæ.

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  • noun Nosemosis.

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Examples

  • Researchers at the University of Illinois are working to see if the fungus known as nosema bombus caused declines in a number of related bumblebees, including the once-common Western bumblebee, the rusty-patched bumblebee, and the yellow-banded bumblebee in the Northeast.

    Oregon Local News 2010

  • New research by Spanish scientists attribute the mass disappearance of bees to a parasite called nosema ceranae, which has spread to parts of Europe, has crossed the Atlantic, and is present in Canada and Argentina.

    Where's the Earth Live Concert to Draw Attention to the Dying Bees? 2007

  • Other factors include colonies that are too small; lack of food stored in the fall; another parasite called the tracheal mite; and a fungus called nosema that gets into the bee's gut and makes it less able to absorb nutrients.

    Signs of the Times 2010

  • However, Pettis and others said while the parasite nosema ceranae may be a factor, it cannot be the sole cause.

    Honeybees Die-Off Threatens Food Supply | Impact Lab 2007

  • Varroa and nosema are also implicated in CCD and varroa saliva is now known to destabilise the immune system of honeybees.

    Archive 2008-10-01 Thatsnews 2008

  • Varroa and nosema are also implicated in CCD and varroa saliva is now known to destabilise the immune system of honeybees.

    The honeybee crisis: paradoxical findings deepen the CCD mystery Thatsnews 2008

  • They published their study in the journal Environmental Microbiology and said: "We demonstrated that the interaction between nosema and a neonicotinoid imidacloprid significantly weakened honeybees."

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • Pettis and van Engelsdorp reveal that they exposed two groups of bees to the well-known bee disease nosema.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • Si, un conjunto de causas principalmente los agrotoxicos, neurosensoriales, como las abejas no vuelven a la colmena, esta muere por enfermedades oportunistas, los investigadores no hayan restos de estos pesticidas porque las abejas que han provocado el colapso nunca volvieron a su colmena y prevalece que han muerto por nosema, loque, virus etc. solo enfermedades oportunistas por la falta de abejas para desarrollar las funciones basicas de la colmena.

    California Literary Review 2009

  • Si, un conjunto de causas principalmente los agrotoxicos, neurosensoriales, como las abejas no vuelven a la colmena, esta muere por enfermedades oportunistas, los investigadores no hayan restos de estos pesticidas porque las abejas que han provocado el colapso nunca volvieron a su colmena y prevalece que han muerto por nosema, loque, virus etc. solo enfermedades oportunistas por la falta de abejas para desarrollar las funciones basicas de la colmena.

    California Literary Review 2009

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