Interactions between bee foraging and floral resource phenology shape bee populations and communities
JE Ogilvie, JRK Forrest - Current opinion in insect science, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bees experience landscapes with spatial and temporal variation in floral
resources.•Life-history traits (diet breadth, sociality, size) affect bee responses to this …
resources.•Life-history traits (diet breadth, sociality, size) affect bee responses to this …
Stingless bees and microbial interactions
Highlights•Meliponini, known as stingless bees, are a monophyletic group of eusocial
insects.•The microbiota of Meliponini includes viruses, bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous …
insects.•The microbiota of Meliponini includes viruses, bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous …
Many small rather than few large sources identified in long-term bee pollen diets in agroecosystems
Bees provide essential ecosystem services such as crop pollination, but perennial colonies
of social species require year-round access to floral resources, especially in resource-poor …
of social species require year-round access to floral resources, especially in resource-poor …
On-farm diversification in an agriculturally-dominated landscape positively influences specialist pollinators
Agricultural practices can either contribute to pollinator decline or provide opportunities to
support pollinator communities. At the landscape-scale, agriculture can have negative …
support pollinator communities. At the landscape-scale, agriculture can have negative …
Generalist social bees maximize diversity intake in plant species‐rich and resource‐abundant environments
Numerous studies revealed a positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem
functioning, suggesting that biodiverse environments may not only enhance ecosystem …
functioning, suggesting that biodiverse environments may not only enhance ecosystem …
[HTML][HTML] Side effects of a fungus-based biopesticide on stingless bee guarding behaviour
Pathogenic fungi have been used worldwide to control crop pests and are assumed to pose
negligible threats to the survival of pollinators. Although eusocial stingless bees provide …
negligible threats to the survival of pollinators. Although eusocial stingless bees provide …
The pollination efficiency of a pollinator depends on its foraging strategy, flowering phenology, and the flower characteristics of a plant species
U Layek, U Das, P Karmakar - Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2022 - Elsevier
Honey bees and stingless bees are generalist visitors of several wild and cultivated plants.
They forage with a high degree of floral fidelity and thereby help in the pollination services of …
They forage with a high degree of floral fidelity and thereby help in the pollination services of …
The effect of mass-flowering orchards and semi-natural habitat on bumblebee colony performance
W Proesmans, G Smagghe, I Meeus, D Bonte… - Landscape …, 2019 - Springer
Context Bumblebees are important pollinators for agricultural crops and wild plants.
However, agricultural intensification and loss of semi-natural habitat may have adverse …
However, agricultural intensification and loss of semi-natural habitat may have adverse …
Management practices and seasonality affect stingless bee colony growth, foraging activity, and pollen diet in coffee agroecosystems
Stingless bees are essential pollinators in tropical ecosystems. Yet compared to their
temperate zone counterparts, we know very little about how they respond to agriculture …
temperate zone counterparts, we know very little about how they respond to agriculture …
Stingless bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) foragers prioritise resin and reduce pollen foraging after hive splitting
Stingless bees are increasingly in demand as pollinators in agricultural crops within the
tropics and subtropics. Hive splitting, where one strong managed hive is “split” into two …
tropics and subtropics. Hive splitting, where one strong managed hive is “split” into two …