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Pollination by wild bees yields larger strawberries than pollination by honey bees [PDF]
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019 Abstract A diverse array of wild bee species may provide more effective pollination than the widely employed European honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). High species richness within crop pollinator assemblages has been linked to enhanced fruit and seed yields, but species richness is often confounded with abundance in studies of pollinator communities ...
Gail MacInnis, Jessica R. K. Forrest
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Nocturnal Bees as Crop Pollinators [PDF]
Agronomy, 2021 Bees are typically diurnal but around 1% of described species have nocturnal activity. Nocturnal bees are still poorly studied due to bias towards studying diurnal insects. However, knowledge concerning their biology and role as crop pollinators has increased. We review the literature on nocturnal bees’ traits and their host plants, and assess the crop
Guaraci D. Cordeiro +13 more
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Pollination services in the UK: how important are honeybees? [PDF]
, 2011 Pollination services are known to provide substantial benefits to human populations and agriculture in particular. Although many species are known to provide pollination services, honeybees (Apis mellifera) are often assumed to provide the majority of ...
Bailey, Alison P. +3 more
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What Is the Value of Wild Bee Pollination for Wild Blueberries and Cranberries, and Who Values It?
Environments, 2018 Pollinator conservation efforts and growing interest in wild bee pollination have increased markedly in the last decade, making it increasingly important to have clear and practical estimates of the value of pollinators to agriculture.
Aaron K. Hoshide +8 more
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Wild bees enhance honey bees’ pollination of hybrid sunflower [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006 Pollinators are required for producing 15–30% of the human food supply, and farmers rely on managed honey bees throughout the world to provide these services. Yet honey bees are not always the most efficient pollinators of all crops and are declining in various parts of the world. Crop pollination shortages are becoming increasingly common.
Sarah S, Greenleaf, Claire, Kremen
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The macroeconomic cost of catastrophic pollinator declines [PDF]
, 2016 We develop a computable general equilibrium (CGE) approach to assess the macroeconomic impacts of productivity shocks due to catastrophic losses of pollination ecosystem services at global and regional scales.
Bauer, Dana Marie, Sue Wing, Ian
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Bee Pollination Highly Improves Oil Quality in Sunflower
Sociobiology, 2018 Sunflower is a pollinator-dependent crop and one of the most cultivated oilseeds in the world, supporting important sectors of the agricultural industry, such as the food supply, because it is an important source of vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids ...
Carina A. S. Silva +5 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Managed and wild bee populations contribute over $15 billion in pollination services to US agriculture, yet both are declining or becoming increasingly vulnerable to parasites and disease.
Jennie L. Durant +2 more
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Wild bee toxicity data for pesticide risk assessments [PDF]
, 2019 Pollination services are vital for agriculture, food security and biodiversity. Although many insect species provide pollination services, honeybees are thought to be the major provider of this service to agriculture. However, the importance of wild bees
Lewis, Kathleen, Tzilivakis, John
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PLANT SCIENCES, 2020 Premise of research. Previous pollination ecology studies of Salvia have shown that there is low specialization for certain subgroups of bees and that pollinator number varies with species and locality.
F. Celep +5 more
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