Temperate agroforestry systems and insect pollinators: A review

G Bentrup, J Hopwood, NL Adamson, M Vaughan - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agroforestry can provide ecosystem services and benefits such as soil erosion control,
microclimate modification for yield enhancement, economic diversification, livestock …

Non-forest woody vegetation: a critical resource for pollinators in agricultural landscapes—a review

M Bożek, B Denisow, M Strzałkowska-Abramek… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In light of pollinator decline, plant species suitable for the restoration and conservation of
pollinators need to be selected. In this systemic review, we concentrated on the importance …

IPM reduces insecticide applications by 95% while maintaining or enhancing crop yields through wild pollinator conservation

JR Pecenka, LL Ingwell, RE Foster… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Pest management practices in modern industrial agriculture have increasingly relied on
insurance-based insecticides such as seed treatments that are poorly correlated with pest …

The degree of urbanisation reduces wild bee and butterfly diversity and alters the patterns of flower-visitation in urban dry grasslands

J Herrmann, S Buchholz, P Theodorou - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Insect-provided pollination services are increasingly threatened due to alarming declines in
insect pollinator populations. One of the main threats to insect pollinators and consequently …

Narrow pollen diets are associated with declining Midwestern bumble bee species

TJ Wood, J Gibbs, KK Graham, R Isaacs - Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many species of bumble bee (Bombus) have declined in range and abundance across
Europe, the Americas, and Asia, whereas other species have persisted and remain common …

Implementing IPM in crop management simultaneously improves the health of managed bees and enhances the diversity of wild pollinator communities

JR Pecenka, LL Ingwell, CH Krupke, I Kaplan - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Impacts of insecticide use on the health of wild and managed pollinators have been difficult
to accurately quantify in the field. Existing designs tend to focus on single crops, even …

Designing agricultural landscapes for arthropod-based ecosystem services in North America

NL Haan, BG Iuliano, C Gratton, DA Landis - Advances in ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Agricultural landscapes in North America have developed through complex
interactions of biophysical, socioeconomic and technological forces. While they can be …

Honey bees and wild pollinators differ in their preference for and use of introduced floral resources

C Urbanowicz, PA Muñiz, SH McArt - Ecology and evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduced plants may be important foraging resources for honey bees and wild pollinators,
but how often and why pollinators visit introduced plants across an entire plant community is …

More than meets the eye? The role of annual ornamental flowers in supporting pollinators

E Erickson, S Adam, L Russo, V Wojcik… - Environmental …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Ornamental flowers are commonly planted in urban and suburban areas to provide foraging
resources for pollinator populations. However, their role in supporting broad pollinator …

Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages

G Allen, RG Davies - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Woodlands can play an important role in supporting bee abundance and diversity in
agricultural landscapes. However, in temperate‐region studies, the canopy is rarely …