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 …
M Eeraerts - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
The continued expansion of pollinator-dependent crops increases our reliance on insect pollinators, with wild pollinators providing a considerable proportion of pollination services …
Managed bee species provide essential pollination services that contribute to food security worldwide. However, managed bees face a diverse array of threats and anticipating these …
In Europe, honey bees and bumble bees are among the most important pollinators, and there is a growing interest in understanding the effects of floral resource availability on their …
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 …
J Osterman, F Benton, S Hellström… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
A Rouabah, C Rabolin‐Meinrad, C Gay… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Predictive modelling tools can be used to support the design of agricultural landscapes to promote pollinator biodiversity and pollination services. Despite the proliferation of such …
Identifying the resources that limit bee populations is essential for both bee conservation and pollination management in agroecosystems. Land‐use change typically leads to …
J Osterman, Z Mateos-Fierro, C Siopa, H Castro… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …