Table 1 Parasite prevalence across hosts. Relative frequencies (in %) and 95% CI.

From: Identification of pathogens in the invasive hornet Vespa velutina and in native Hymenoptera (Apidae, Vespidae) from SW-Europe

 

V. velutina

(N = 79)

V. crabro

(N = 31)

Vespula spp.

(N = 21)

Polistes spp.

(N = 11)

Bombus spp.

(N = 25)

Nosematidae

N. ceranae

2.5 (0.0–6.0)

3.2 (0.0–9.4)

0.0

0.0

0.0

N. bombi

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

12.0 (0.0–24.7)

N. thompsoni

11.4 (4.4–18.4)

9.7 (0.0–20.1)

0.0

0.0

0.0

Other spp.

5.1 (0.2–9.9)

3.2 (0.0–9.4)

9.5 (0.0–22.1)

9.1 (0.0–26.1)

0.0

Any spp.

16.5 (8.3–24.6)

16.1 (3.2–29.1)

9.5 (0.0–22.1)

9.1 (0.0–26.1)

12 (0.0–24.7)

Trypanosomatidae

C. bombi

17.7 (9.3–26.1)

12.9 (1.1–24.7)

23.8 (5.6–42.0)

18.2 (0.0–40.1)

48.0 (28.4–67.6)

C. mellificae

8.9 (2.6–15.1)

3.2 (0.0–9.4)

4.8 (0.0–13.9)

18.2 (0.0–40.1)

8.0 (0.0–18.6)

C. acanthocephali

5.1 (0.2–9.9)

0.0

4.8 (0.0–13.9)

0.0

0.0

L. passim

3.8 (0.0–8.0)

16.1 (3.2–29.1)

19.0 (2.3–35.8)

9.1 (0.0–26.1)

4.0 (0.0–11.7)

Other spp.

5.1 (0.2–9.9)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

4.8 (0.0–13.9)

9.1 (0.0–26.1)

0.0

Any spp.

29.1 (19.0–39.1)

22.6 (7.9–37.3)

39.1 (19.2–59.1)

36.4 (7.9–64.8)

52 (32.4–71.6)

Lipotrophidae

A. bombi

17.7 (9.3–26.1)

29.0 (13.1–45.0)

42.9 (21.7–64.0)

45.5 (16.1–74.9)

24.0 (7.3–40.7)

Any spp. (pooled)

41.8 (30.9–52.6)

41.9 (24.6–59.3)

81.0 (64.2–97.7)

72.7 (46.4–99.0)

68.0 (49.7–86.3)

  1. Any spp. refers to the pooled fraction of samples with at least one parasite species. These values are usually smaller than the sum of the frequencies of each species because some samples harbour more than one parasite.