Mycobiota in the brood cells of the European beewolf, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
Mass provisioning insects have to cope with microbial spoilage of their food supplies.As their fitness is directly linked to the availability of high quality food for their offspring, hood filter they have evolved various mechanisms for preserving these resources.The European beewolf, Philanthus triangulum, uses several mechanisms to not only prese