Macadamia nuts are a valuable culinary resource, but yields can vary substantially between
varieties, orchards and seasons. The nuts are harvested from commercial varieties derived …

Climate sensitive primary industries including pastoral farming, high-value horticulture and
viticulture are central to Aotearoa-New Zealand's economy. While advances have been …

Protecting, establishing and managing biodiverse semi-natural habitats is one strategy
within the concept of ecological intensification of agriculture that supports insect pollinator …

The drone fly (Eristalis tenax) pollinates many crops and is found almost worldwide. Its
successful management as a field-crop pollinator would provide an additional option to …

Context Landscape simplification is a main driver of insect decline, threatening crop
pollination services. Changes in functional features in simplified agroecosystems may …

Many crop plants rely on insect pollination, particularly insect-pollinated crops which are
functionally dioecious. These crops require insects to move pollen between separate plants …

A wide variety of insect species provide pollination services in natural and agricultural
ecosystems, but in order to quantify their contribution it is necessary to evaluate their …

Many ground-nesting bees are known contributors to crop pollination, but only a few
specialist pollinating species are managed within agricultural systems. On the whole, most …

Insect crop visitations do not necessarily translate to carriage or transfer of pollen. To
evaluate the potential of the various insects visiting hybrid carrot flowers to facilitate pollen …

Insect pollination is key to ensuring adequate fruit yields within avocado orchards. Various
bee and non-bee insect species have been considered as potential pollinators of avocado …