1. Worldwide declines in pollinators, including bumblebees, are attributed to a multitude of stressors such as habitat loss, resource availability, emerging viruses and parasites, exposure to pesticid
Supplementary data used for "Prey and prejudice: European bee-eaters ( Merops apiaster ) have species-specific effects on the ecology and genetics of bumble bees"
Genomic DNA was extracted from the heads of frozen male B. terrestris using the DNeasy Blood and Tissue Kit following the protocol for animal tissues. PCR-free genomic libraries were produced using th