Crop and Semi-Natural Habitat Configuration Affects Diversity and Abundance of Native Bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) in a Large-Field Cotton Agroecosystem [PDF]
Insects, 2021 The cotton agroecosystem is one of the most intensely managed, economically and culturally important fiber crops worldwide, including in the United States of America (U.S.), China, India, Pakistan, and Brazil.
Isaac L. Esquivel +6 more
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Bee Hotels as a Tool for Post-Fire Recovery of Cavity-Nesting Native Bees [PDF]
InsectsWildfires are increasing in extent and severity under anthropogenic climate change, with potential adverse impacts on native pollinators like wild bees. In 2019/2020, wildfires burned swathes of the Australian bushland.
Kit Stasia Prendergast +1 more
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Insights into the viral landscape of the western honey bee and native bees in Bangladesh [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumBees are important pollinators that are increasingly threatened by viruses. In this study, we investigated the viruses in honey bees in Bangladesh, focusing on western (Apis mellifera) and native bee species (A. cerana, A. dorsata, A. florea, and Trigona
Islam Hamim, Lena Wilfert
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Introduced Western Honeybees Dramatically Reduce the Abundance of Wild Bees in Alpine Meadows, Eastern Tibet Plateau [PDF]
BiologyOver the past few decades, the western honeybee (Apis mellifera) has been widely introduced throughout China. Introduced honeybees have often been observed to pose a significant threat to native bee species diversity through competition for floral ...
Ruimin An, Shucun Sun
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An Evaluation of the Popularity of Australian Native Bee Taxa and State of Knowledge of Native Bee Taxonomy Among the Bee-Interested Public [PDF]
InsectsBee declines are making headlines, yet awareness of native bees is limited, which may stem in part from poor taxonomic knowledge and under-representation in media and education. This study aimed to determine the Australian public’s taxonomic knowledge of
Kit Prendergast
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Insects, 2022 Urban ecosystems can support diverse communities of wild native bees. Because bloom times are conserved by geographic origin, incorporating some non-invasive non-native plants in urban landscapes can extend the flowering season and help support bees and ...
Daniel A. Potter, Bernadette M. Mach
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Historical Changes in Honey Bee Wing Venation in Romania
Insects, 2021 The honey bee (Apis mellifera) is an ecologically and economically important species that provides pollination services to natural and agricultural systems. The biodiversity of the honey bee is being endangered by the mass import of non-native queens. In
Adam Tofilski +4 more
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Patch utilization and flower visitations by wild bees in a honey bee‐dominated, grassland landscape
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Understanding habitat needs and patch utilization of wild and managed bees has been identified as a national research priority in the United States. We used occupancy models to investigate patterns of bee use across 1030 transects spanning a gradient of ...
Clint R. V. Otto +2 more
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HortScience, 2022 Diverse floral resources impart immense value for pollinating insects of all types. With increasing popularity and demand for modern ornamental hybrids, cultivation by breeders has led to selection for a suite of traits such as extended bloom periods and
Heather Kalaman +4 more
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Honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) outnumber native bees in Tasmanian apple orchards: Perspectives for balancing crop production and native bee conservation [PDF]
Austral Entomology, 2021 AbstractApples are a major crop globally, including in Tasmania (Australia) – known as ‘the Apple Isle’ owing to the key role of apples in Tasmania's history and economy. Most apple cultivars are obligate entomophilous species, and fruit quantity, quality and economic value are enhanced under insect pollination. Whilst the introduced European honey bee
Kit S Prendergast +2 more
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