Variation in pollinator potential to carry a blueberry fungal pathogen and assessment of transfer efficiency in two managed bee species
Plant diseases are ubiquitous in agricultural systems and are major sources of economic loss.Vaccinium corymbosum, or highbush blueberry, is an economically important crop affected by an insect-vectored, fungal pathogen, Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi, or mummy berry disease.Highbush blueberry yield is maximized through outcrossed pollination; howeve