[HTML][HTML] Pollinator diversity benefits natural and agricultural ecosystems, environmental health, and human welfare

DM Katumo, H Liang, AC Ochola, M Lv, QF Wang… - Plant Diversity, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiversity loss during the Anthropocene is a serious ecological challenge. Pollinators are
important vectors that provide multiple essential ecosystem services but are declining …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation

N Warrit, J Ascher, P Basu, V Belavadi… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The challenges of bee research in Asia are unique and severe, reflecting different cultures,
landscapes, and faunas. Strategies and frameworks developed in North America or Europe …

Dehydration dynamics in terrestrial arthropods: from water sensing to trophic interactions

JB Benoit, KE McCluney… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Since the transition from water to land, maintaining water balance has been a key challenge
for terrestrial arthropods. We explore factors that allow terrestrial arthropods to survive within …

Managed honeybees decrease pollination limitation in self-compatible but not in self-incompatible crops

A Sáez, R Aguilar, L Ashworth… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Modern agriculture is becoming increasingly pollinator-dependent. However, the global
stock of domesticated honeybees is growing at a slower rate than its demand, while wild …

Crop visitation by wild bees declines over an 8‐year time series: A dramatic trend, or just dramatic between‐year variation?

AH Aldercotte, DT Simpson… - Insect Conservation and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite widespread recognition of the need for long‐term monitoring of pollinator
abundances and pollination service provision, such studies are exceedingly rare. In this …

[HTML][HTML] On-farm experiences shape farmer knowledge, perceptions of pollinators, and management practices

J Osterman, P Landaverde-González… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitigating pollinator declines in agriculturally dominated landscapes to safeguard pollination
services requires the involvement of farmers and their willingness to adopt pollinator-friendly …

Impacts of wildflower interventions on beneficial insects in fruit crops: A review

MT Fountain - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Declines in insects, including pollinators, are leading to public pressure for
governments and landowners to intervene. Although integrated pest management, used to …

The nutritional landscape in agroecosystems: a review on how resources and management practices can shape pollinator health in agricultural environments

PW Lau, IL Esquivel, KA Parys… - Annals of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Pollinator nutrition is a highly complex subject that we are just starting to unravel, from the
multidimensional nature of bee forage (pollen and nectar) to how the abiotic environment …

Smart orchard design improves crop pollination

M Anders, I Grass, VMG Linden… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
More sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices, including ecological
intensification, are needed to reduce biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. We …

Evolutionary plant–pollinator responses to anthropogenic land‐use change: impacts on ecosystem services

M Pontarp, A Runemark, M Friberg… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural intensification at field and landscape scales, including increased use of
agrochemicals and loss of semi‐natural habitats, is a major driver of insect declines and …