{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Odemer R"],"funding":["Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe","Ministry of Agriculture"],"pagination":["e73107"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12910244"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Bumble bees face increasing pressure from interacting stressors, including pathogens, nutritional limitations, and agricultural intensification. Among natural dietary factors that modulate disease, Asteraceae pollen-particularly sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>)-has repeatedly been shown to reduce infection by the trypanosomatid <i>Crithidia bombi</i> in bumble bees under laboratory conditions. Yet the mechanisms, generality, and ecological relevance of these effects remain incompletely resolved, and field-based evidence from European systems, particularly for <i>Bombus terrestris,</i> is scarce. Here, I synthesise current knowledge on how Asteraceae pollen traits influence <i>bumble bee</i> health, focusing on the interplay between pollen morphology, phenolamide chemistry, nutrient com"],"journal":["Ecology and evolution"],"pubmed_title":["Sunflower Pollen and Bumble Bee Health: Mechanisms, Modifiers and Trade-Offs."],"pmcid":["PMC12910244"],"funding_grant_id":["22012118"],"pubmed_authors":["Odemer R"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Sunflower Pollen and Bumble Bee Health: Mechanisms, Modifiers and Trade-Offs.","description":"Bumble bees face increasing pressure from interacting stressors, including pathogens, nutritional limitations, and agricultural intensification. Among natural dietary factors that modulate disease, Asteraceae pollen-particularly sunflower (<i>Helianthus annuus</i>)-has repeatedly been shown to reduce infection by the trypanosomatid <i>Crithidia bombi</i> in bumble bees under laboratory conditions. Yet the mechanisms, generality, and ecological relevance of these effects remain incompletely resolved, and field-based evidence from European systems, particularly for <i>Bombus terrestris,</i> is scarce. Here, I synthesise current knowledge on how Asteraceae pollen traits influence <i>bumble bee</i> health, focusing on the interplay between pollen morphology, phenolamide chemistry, nutrient com","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Feb","modification":"2026-07-16T11:55:45.228Z","creation":"2026-07-09T10:52:14.978Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12910244","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41710518"],"doi":["10.1002/ece3.73107"]}}