Buzz-pollinated plants require visitation from vibration producing bee species to elicit full
pollen release. Several important food crops are buzz-pollinated including tomato, eggplant …

Protective covers (ie, glasshouses, netting enclosures, and polytunnels) are increasingly
used in crop production to enhance crop quality, yield, and production efficiency. However …

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 …

Abstract Stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini) comprise a group of eusocial bees with great
potential for use in greenhouse pollination. However, low light and increased temperature in …

Protective crop covers are used extensively to protect high-value crops from bird and hail
damage, however, these structures may present challenges for honey bees (Apis mellifera …

The current honey bee decline necessitates the use of alternative native pollinators to
ensure global food security. Here, we compared the pollination behaviour and efficiency of …

The Melipona gut microbiota differs from other social bees, being characterized by the
absence of crucial corbiculate core gut symbionts and a high occurrence of environmental …

The relationship between plants and pollinators is known to be influenced by ecological
interactions with other community members. While most research has focused on …

In the face of the global decline in pollinator populations, studies that serve as a basis for the
conservation and management of crop pollinators are crucial. The eggplant (Solanum …

Tomato is one of the crops that require buzz pollination, for which a pollinator vibrates the
tubular anthers for pollen to be released. This process is efficiently carried out by wild bees …