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Exposure of Larvae of the Solitary Bee Osmia bicornis to the Honey Bee Pathogen Nosema ceranae Affects Life History [PDF]
, 2019 Wild bees are important pollinators of wild plants and agricultural crops and they are threatened by several environmental stressors including emerging pathogens. Honey bees have been suggested as a potential source of pathogen spillover.
Bramke, Kathrin +3 more
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Use of bee-attractants in increasing crop productivity in Niger (Guizotia abyssinica. L)
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2013 The use of bee attractants, Bee-Q and Fruit BoostTM in the pollination of niger was evaluated. Bee visitations to niger flowers were observed for two weeks and an estimation of seed yield was determined.
Venkataramegowda Sivaram +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Many pollinators, including bumble bees, are in decline. Such declines are known to be driven by a number of interacting factors. Decreases in bee populations may also negatively impact the key ecosystem service, pollination, that they provide ...
Edward A. Straw +9 more
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The Plight of the Bumble Bee: The Impact of the Bumble Bee Gut Microbiome on Pathogen Infection Rates [PDF]
, 2016 Bumble bees are one of the most common and important non-managed pollinators of agricultural crops and are therefore vital to society’s ecological and agricultural health.
Mockler, Blair
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Insects, 2019 To solve the issue of insufficient pollinating of insects for the oil tree peony ‘Feng Dan’ (Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J.X. Zhang) and improve its seed set and yield, we conducted observations from 2017 to 2018 to investigate the relationship ...
Chunling He +4 more
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The Bees of A.L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport, Nacogdoches, Texas [PDF]
, 2017 The United States is home to about 4,000 species of native bees, and many are critically important due to the pollination services they provide (Buchman & Nabhan 1996). Most of these are inconspicuous, solitary bees that nest in the ground.
Bennett, Daniel J., Pingedot, Ryan J.
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Reproductive success through high pollinator visitation rates despite self incompatibility in an endangered wallflower [PDF]
, 2016 PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Self incompatibility (SI) in rare plants presents a unique challenge—SI protects plants from inbreeding depression, but requires a sufficient number of mates and xenogamous pollination. Does SI persist in an endangered polyploid? Is
Herman, Julie A. +6 more
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2019 Bee-pollinated crops in landscapes with a low abundance of bees suffer from insufficient pollination. The present study investigates the effect of wild bee pollination on fruit and seed production in okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.
Shashini Perera, Inoka Karunaratne
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background Honey bee colonies managed for agricultural pollination are highly dependent on human inputs, especially for disease control and supplemental nutrition.
Vincent A. Ricigliano +2 more
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Efecto de factores ambientales en la actividad de la abeja y en el rendimiento de semilla de cebolla (Allium cepa L.) [PDF]
, 2019 Los polinizadores son necesarios para producir semillas de cebolla. Esta especie es uno de los principales cultivos hortícolas. Dos tipos de variedades de cebolla se cultivan principalmente en todo el mundo: híbridos y cultivares de polinización abierta (
Caselles, Cristian +2 more
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