Metatranscriptome Analysis of Sympatric Bee Species Identifies Bee Virus Variants and a New Virus, Andrena-Associated Bee Virus-1.

Bees are important plant pollinators in agricultural and natural ecosystems. High average annual losses of honey bee () colonies in some parts of the world, and regional population declines of some mining bee species (.), are attributed to multiple factors including habitat loss, lack of quality forage, insecticide exposure, and pathogens, including viruses.