Bee and non-bee pollinator importance for local food security

F Requier, N Pérez-Méndez, GKS Andersson… - Trends in ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally
important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity …

A global review demonstrating the importance of nocturnal pollinators for crop plants

MN Buxton, AC Gaskett, JM Lord… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinating insects are critical to ecosystem stability and food security. Concerns about the
impact of insect declines have therefore seen increased research on the role of wild …

Moths complement bumblebee pollination of red clover: a case for day-and-night insect surveillance

J Alison, JM Alexander, N Diaz Zeugin… - Biology …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent decades have seen a surge in awareness about insect pollinator declines. Social
bees receive the most attention, but most flower-visiting species are lesser known, non-bee …

Floral morphology is associated with pollen deposition patterns on moth bodies

MN Buxton, AC Gaskett, JM Lord… - Austral Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Floral syndromes can be a useful tool for predicting the identity of pollinators from floral
morphology. However, the reliability of floral syndromes are still debated in the literature …

Mosquito pollination of plants: an overview of their role and an assessment of the possible contribution of disease vectors

WA Foster - Transgenic Research, 2024 - Springer
Mosquitoes visit flowers to obtain sugar or other nutrients and therefore possibly serve as
major or minor pollinators of some plant species. They also often derive plant nutrients from …

[HTML][HTML] Spatio-temporal variation in arthropod-plant interactions: A direct comparison of eDNA metabarcoding of tree crop flowers and digital video recordings

JH Kestel, PW Bateman, DL Field, NE White… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Collating data about natural capital and the ecosystem services that underpin agricultural
productivity, such as the activity of beneficial (eg, pollinators) and antagonistic (eg, plant …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Location Suitability for Cultivating Avocado and Blueberry in New Zealand

I Vetharaniam, CJ Stanley, M Cummins… - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Regional suitability for growing avocados and blueberries may alter with climate change.
Modelling can provide insights into potential climate change impacts, thereby informing …

Nocturnal pollinators significantly contribute to tree bean (Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr.) reproductive success compared to diurnal pollinators

AB Singh, KS Kumar, S Kumar, VP Khanduri… - Journal for Nature …, 2024 - Elsevier
The prevailing scientific research in agricultural pollination is primarily focused on diurnal
pollinators. However, the active role of pollinators during the night hours, such as moths and …

Spatio-temporal variation in arthropod-plant interactions identified using eDNA and digital video recordings

J Kestel, PW Bateman, DL Field… - Available at SSRN …, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
Collating data about natural capital and the ecological services that underpin agricultural
productivity, such as the activity of beneficial (eg pollinators) and antagonistic (eg plant …

Nocturnal Pollination Services in Agroecosystems: A Case Study Examining Apple Horticulture in Norway

K Natås - 2024 - nmbu.brage.unit.no
The role of day active pollinators in agroecosystems has been broadly studied over the last
50 years. However, much less is known about the contributions of night active pollinators to …