Wild and managed pollinators provide a wide range of benefits to society in terms of
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …

In the past centuries, viruses have benefited from globalization to spread across the globe,
infecting new host species and populations. A growing number of viruses have been …

A literature survey identified 403 primary research publications that investigated the
ecological effects of invasive alien insects and/or the mechanisms underlying these effects …

Europe harbours several endemic honeybee (Apis mellifera) subspecies. Yet the distribution
of these subspecies is nowadays also much influenced by beekeeping activities. Large …

Insect species associated with human goods continue to be accidentally introduced into new
locations. A small proportion of these introduced species become invasive, causing a range …

• Premise of the study: Melissopalynology, the identification of bee‐collected pollen,
provides insight into the flowers exploited by foraging bees. Information provided by …

Invasive alien species modify pollinator biodiversity and the services they provide that
underpin ecosystem function and human well-being. Building on the Intergovernmental …

The survival and performance of 597 honey bee colonies, representing five subspecies and
16 different genotypes, were comparatively studied in 20 apiaries across Europe. Started in …

Though they are relatively understudied, non-native bees are ubiquitous and have
enormous potential economic and environmental impacts. These impacts may be positive or …

We review direct and indirect impacts of invasive alien species (focussing on plants and
insects) on native bees worldwide. Although there is a rapidly growing body of research into …