Fruits are an important source of vitamins, minerals and nutrients in the human diet. They
also contain several compounds of nutraceutical importance that have significant antioxidant …

Insect-mediated pollination is crucial for global production of multiple pollinator-dependent
crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour cherry. In the face of increasing …

The continued expansion of pollinator-dependent crops increases our reliance on insect
pollinators, with wild pollinators providing a considerable proportion of pollination services …

Mitigating pollinator declines in agriculturally dominated landscapes to safeguard pollination
services requires the involvement of farmers and their willingness to adopt pollinator-friendly …

Context To date, managing honey bees and wild bees within crop fields remains
challenging. Landscape structure is often overlooked when studying the pollination …

Mason bees (Osmia spp.) are efficient fruit tree pollinators that can be encouraged to occupy
and breed in artificial nesting material. In sweet cherry orchards, they are occasionally used …

Solitary bees are receiving increasing attention as they are very effective crop pollinators.
However, widespread implementation of pollination management with solitary bees is …

Insect pests and pollinators can interact directly and indirectly to affect crop production;
however, impacts of these interactions on marketable yield are little known. Thus, the …

Insects are a functionally diverse group, with economically relevant roles on key ecosystem
services, such as pollination. The current trend of biodiversity loss and consequent …

Many insects have a crucial role as pollinators in both natural ecosystems and agricultural
systems. Reports of declining pollinator populations highlight the question how we can …