Simple Summary Apis mellifera Linnaeus (1758), a honey bee, is a eusocial insect widely
known for its role in pollination, an essential ecosystem service for plant biodiversity, and …

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 …

Honey bees and stingless bees are generalist visitors of several wild and cultivated plants.
They forage with a high degree of floral fidelity and thereby help in the pollination services of …

The yield of many crops benefits from pollinating insects; thus, recently reported declines in
pollinator abundance and diversity are concerning for global food production. The pollinator …

Bees play a key role in ecosystem services as the main pollinators of numerous flowering
plants. Studying factors influencing their foraging behavior is relevant not only to understand …

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

Stingless bees collect plant latex and resin to produce cerumen and propolis. Cerumen is
primarily used for nest construction, such as brood cells, storage pots, and involucrum …

Intercropping is practiced in modern intensive agriculture considering many benefits,
including additive crop yield. However, it may have competitive or facilitative interactions …

Nurdiansyah MA, Abduh MY, Permana AD. 2023. Effects of meliponiculture Tetragonula
laeviceps on pollinator diversity and visitation rate and citrus productivity in West Java …

Despite the benefits of a diverse approach to crop pollination, global food production
remains reliant on a low diversity of managed pollinators, especially the European honey …