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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF HONEYBEE POLLINATION MARKETS [PDF]

Pollination by honeybees plays an important role in modern agriculture. Some crops are greatly dependent on honeybees (almonds, apples, avocados, blueberries, and cherries are examples) while the yields and quality of other crops are significantly ...
Burgett, Michael, Rucker, Randal R., Thurman, Walter N.   +2 more
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Wild bee diversity and land use: A case study in a mountain agroecosystem of the Serranía de Ronda, southern Spain

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Orchards supported the highest wild bee diversity and functional diversity, highlighting their role in maintaining bee communities in Mediterranean agroecosystems. Landscape heterogeneity positively influenced functional evenness and dispersion of wild bee communities, underscoring the importance of diverse landscapes for bee conservation. The presence
Violeta Hevia, Francisco M. Azcárate, Jorge Chicote, Federica Ravera   +3 more
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Estimating wild bee population size with validated distance sampling

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Distance Sampling is a promising method to estimate population size but has never been validated on insects. We validated it on a honey bee population of known size. We applied Distance Sampling to three insular pollinators and found that estimates are consistent across days, match species phenology and reflect the expected influence of weather ...
Claudia Bruschini, Marco Penco, Olga Barghigiani, Adele Bordoni, Lorenzo Pasquali, Vania Salvati, Leonardo Dapporto, Alessandro Cini   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Year‐round pollinator visitation of ornamental plants in Mediterranean urban parks

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Pollinators visiting ornamental plants in urban parks remained diverse throughout the year. They were represented by wild bees (42%), honeybees (37%), flies (18%), butterflies (2%) and beetles (1%). Both native and non‐native plants attracted pollinators.
Alejandro Trillo, David Ragel‐Celdrán, Francisco P. Molina, Montserrat Vilà   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling of Productivity of Nectar Productive (Agro)Ecosystems

Математическая биология и биоинформатика, 2007
openaire   +1 more source

Diet breadth shapes gut microbiota in the invasive hornet Vespa velutina

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Dietary and microbial profiles of V. velutina larvae are dominated by Apidae and Firmicutes, respectively. DNA metabarcoding of larval meconium and gut samples reveals a significant positive correlation between prey richness and bacterial diversity in the invasive hornet V. velutina. Multiple significant correlations exist between dietary and microbial
Cayetano Herrera, Iris Alemany, Mar Leza, José A. Jurado‐Rivera   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sheep and cattle grazing regimes differentially affect ground beetle and ant communities in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Sheep and cattle grazing significantly shape ant and ground beetle species composition in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands, promoting higher diversity by increasing habitat heterogeneity. Ground beetles and ants reflect changes in grazing regimes, with sheep‐grazed areas showing the highest diversity, highlighting their utility in ecosystem monitoring.
Marcello Verdinelli, Maria Leonarda Fadda, Stefano Arrizza, Roberto Mannu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Syrphid Fly Predation on Aphids Under Controlled and Field Conditions in High Tunnels: A Comparative Study With Lacewings

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biological control in high tunnel systems can be optimised by matching predator species to seasonal environmental conditions. We evaluated the predatory efficacy of syrphid flies (Toxomerus marginatus (Say), Eupeodes americanus (Fabricius)) and lacewings (Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens), Chrysoperla rufilabris (Burmeister)) across laboratory ...
Allison Zablah, Marlo Gunnar McCarter, Christian H. Krupke, Laura L. Ingwell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drip Loss During Strawberry Thawing: A Simple Method for Predicting and Improving the Colour Stability of Nectars. [PDF]

Int J Food Sci
Murray H, Rincon-Berbeo JS, Šimková K, Lindner M, Le Bourvellec C, Jakopič J, Halbwirth H, Gössinger M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Insectary Plant Species Preferences of Predators and Parasitoid Families in a Mediterranean Horticultural Agroecosystem

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The use of insectary plants to provide alternative food and shelter resources for enhancing natural enemy activity has been established as a common practice in IPM. Candidate flowering plant species have been screened and evaluated for their contribution to enhance life parameters of beneficial insects.
Francesc Gómez Marco, Carmen Denis, Rosa Gabarra, Valmir A. Costa, Paula Molina, Jordi Riudavets, Judit Arnó   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source