Alexia N. Martin

Heatwaves do not impact bacteria within pollen provisions, despite accelerating blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria) larval development

This study examines the impact of heatwaves on bacterial communities in blue orchard bee pollen provisions and larval development, finding no effect on bacteria but accelerated larval development.

Floral microbes provisioned by Osmia lignaria establish in larval food stores, but do not affect bee development or survival

The paper investigates microbial establishment in floral habitats and larval food stores of blue orchard bees and finds no negative effects on larval development or survival.

Honey wasps differ from other wasps in possessing large gut communities dominated by host-restricted bacteria

The paper compares gut bacterial communities of honey wasps and non-honey feeding wasps, finding honey wasps have distinct, host-restricted bacterial communities acquired via host-switching.

Pollen diet, more than geographic distance, shapes provision microbiome composition in two species of cavity-nesting bees

The study shows that pollen diet, not geographic distance, primarily shapes the microbiome composition in provisions of two cavity-nesting bee species.