Synthesis of highbush blueberry pollination research reveals region‐specific differences in the contributions of honeybees and wild bees
Highbush blueberry production has expanded worldwide in recent decades. To safeguard
future yields, it is essential to understand if insect pollination is limiting current blueberry …
future yields, it is essential to understand if insect pollination is limiting current blueberry …
Toward evidence-based decision support systems to optimize pollination and yields in highbush blueberry
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is a globally important fruit crop that depends on insect-
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …
Landscape-level honey bee hive density, instead of field-level hive density, enhances honey bee visitation in blueberry
M Eeraerts, E Rogers, B Gillespie, L Best, OM Smith… - Landscape …, 2023 - Springer
Context To date, managing honey bees and wild bees within crop fields remains
challenging. Landscape structure is often overlooked when studying the pollination …
challenging. Landscape structure is often overlooked when studying the pollination …
Pollination deficits and their relation with insect pollinator visitation are cultivar-dependent in an entomophilous crop
Insects contribute considerably to global crop pollination, with pollination deficits being
documented for multiple entomophilous or pollinator-dependent crops. Different cultivars of …
documented for multiple entomophilous or pollinator-dependent crops. Different cultivars of …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: a systematic review
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 …
crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour cherry. In the face of increasing …
[HTML][HTML] Neglecting non-bee pollinators may lead to substantial underestimation of competition risk among pollinators
Due to the increasing pressures on bees, many beekeepers currently wish to move their
managed livestock of Apis mellifera in little disturbed ecosystems such as protected natural …
managed livestock of Apis mellifera in little disturbed ecosystems such as protected natural …
Use of reed stalk trap nests by insects within the reed beds and in nearby steppic habitats
Trap nests made from stalks or stems of eudominant plants, such as Phragmites australis
(reed) and Solidago canadensis (goldenrod), have been frequently used in previous …
(reed) and Solidago canadensis (goldenrod), have been frequently used in previous …
Towards integrated pollination management in Spanish almond orchards
P Bogusch, L Hostinská, P Heneberg - Apidologie, 2023 - Springer
Almond trees are economically important and cultivated across the Mediterranean
subtropics. The pollinators of almonds are nearly unknown in Europe. We analysed the …
subtropics. The pollinators of almonds are nearly unknown in Europe. We analysed the …
Sunny, hot and humid nesting locations with diverse vegetation benefit Osmia bees nearby almond orchards in a mediterranean area
Abstract Wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) play an important role as pollinators of many
crops and managed populations of Osmia spp.(Megachilidae), through the installation of …
crops and managed populations of Osmia spp.(Megachilidae), through the installation of …
Stem-nesting Hymenoptera in Irish farmland: empirical evaluation of artificial trap nests as tools for fundamental research and pollinator conservation
Insect pollinators are suffering global declines, necessitating the evaluation and
development of methods for long-term monitoring and applied field research. Accordingly …
development of methods for long-term monitoring and applied field research. Accordingly …