The amoeba Malpighamoeba mellificae is known to
infect adult bees in temperate to tropical regions, 
[and it is] linked with the tendency of infected bees to 
"disappear inexplicably" from the hive 

Bees brought to their knees: microbes affecting honey bee health
Jay D. Evans and Ryan S. Schwarz
United States Department of Agriculture

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