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Briefing: Red-tailed bumblebees found to be key hosts for dangerous bee virus

Strategic angle: Wild bumblebees serve as key hosts for acute bee paralysis virus, posing risks to honeybee populations.

Editorial Staff · 2026-03-25 · 1 MIN READ

Virus causes little harm to bumblebees.

Infection is usually fatal to honeybees.

Previous assumptions identified honeybees as the key host.