Protective covers (ie, glasshouses, netting enclosures, and polytunnels) are increasingly
used in crop production to enhance crop quality, yield, and production efficiency. However …

Many commercially grown fruits and vegetables benefit substantially from biotic pollination,
worth more than US $316 bn to the global economy. Watermelon is one of the most …

Se realizó una revisión sobre el estado de conservación de los polinizadores y la
polinización en América Latina (LA). Se presentan pautas para mejorar las oportunidades …

The stingless bees are very diverse in the tropics and subtropics of the world, consisting of
nearly 600 species. Their morphological, biological, and behavioral traits make many of …

Nature safeguards living organisms and the ecosystem functions and services delivered by
them. Animal pollination is an important Ecosystem Service since it plays a key role for …

An increasing demand for pollination services highlights the need for research on alternative
pollinators for greenhouse and open field food crops. We compared the foraging behaviour …

For most food crops the identity and efficiency of pollinators across key growing regions
remains a significant knowledge gap that needs to be addressed before we can develop …

Meliponines, popularly known as stingless bees, present a great diversity of species widely
distributed in tropical regions. Some species are rationally reared to obtain bee products like …

Simple Summary Watermelon is an important crop worldwide. However, pollination is a
challenge in new commercial seedless cultivars, exacerbated by the decline in pollinators …

Abstract Stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) comprise a group of eusocial bees with great
potential for use in greenhouse pollination. However, low light and increased temperature in …