The bumblebee Bombus terrestris carries a primary inoculum of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus contributing to disease spread in tomatoes.
The bumblebee Bombus terrestris is a beneficial pollinator extensively used in tomato production.Our hypothesis was that bumblebee hives collected from a Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) infected tomato greenhouse, preserve an infectious primary inoculum.Placing a bumblebee hive collected from a ToBRFV contaminated greenhouse, in a glass-/n