Global meta-analysis shows reduced quality of food crops under inadequate animal pollination
Animal pollination supports the production of a wide range of food crops fundamental to
maintaining diverse and nutritionally balanced diets. Here, we present a global meta …
maintaining diverse and nutritionally balanced diets. Here, we present a global meta …
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 …
Evidence of exploitative competition between honey bees and native bees in two California landscapes
ML Page, NM Williams - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐mediated species introductions provide real‐time experiments in how communities
respond to interspecific competition. For example, managed honey bees Apis mellifera (L.) …
respond to interspecific competition. For example, managed honey bees Apis mellifera (L.) …
Greater bee diversity is needed to maintain crop pollination over time
The current biodiversity crisis underscores the need to understand how biodiversity loss
affects ecosystem function in real-world ecosystems. At any one place and time, a few highly …
affects ecosystem function in real-world ecosystems. At any one place and time, a few highly …
Animal‐pollinated crops and cultivars—A quantitative assessment of pollinator dependence values and evaluation of methodological approaches
Crop pollinator dependence (PD) values are key when assessing a pollinator's contribution
to agriculture, guiding management plans and policies for sustainable crop production …
to agriculture, guiding management plans and policies for sustainable crop production …
Insufficient pollinator visitation often limits yield in crop systems worldwide
Declining pollinator populations could threaten global food production, especially if current
crop yields are limited by insufficient pollinator visitation to flowers, in a phenomenon …
crop yields are limited by insufficient pollinator visitation to flowers, in a phenomenon …
[HTML][HTML] Soybean dependence on biotic pollination decreases with latitude
Identifying large-scale patterns of variation in pollinator dependence (PD) in crops is
important from both basic and applied perspectives. Evidence from wild plants indicates that …
important from both basic and applied perspectives. Evidence from wild plants indicates that …
[HTML][HTML] Impacts of climate change and mitigation strategies for some abiotic and biotic constraints influencing fruit growth and quality
Factors such as extreme temperatures, light radiation, and nutritional condition influence the
physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes associated with fruit development and …
physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes associated with fruit development and …
RNA interference as a next‐generation control method for suppressing Varroa destructor reproduction in honey bee (Apis mellifera) hives
RA McGruddy, ZE Smeele, B Manley… - Pest Management …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND The Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) is considered to be the
greatest threat to apiculture worldwide. RNA interference (RNAi) using double‐stranded …
greatest threat to apiculture worldwide. RNA interference (RNAi) using double‐stranded …
PolLimCrop, a global dataset of pollen limitation in crops
Pollination is a crucial ecosystem service for maintaining plant communities and food
production. 75% of the main crops depend on or benefit from pollination services provided …
production. 75% of the main crops depend on or benefit from pollination services provided …