Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being
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 …
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …
Ecological intensification to mitigate impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and pollination
A Kovács‐Hostyánszki, A Espíndola… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, human appropriation of ecosystems is disrupting plant–pollinator communities
and pollination function through habitat conversion and landscape homogenisation …
and pollination function through habitat conversion and landscape homogenisation …
A historical review of managed honey bee populations in Europe and the United States and the factors that may affect them
MD Meixner - Journal of invertebrate pathology, 2010 - Elsevier
Honey bees are a highly valued resource around the world. They are prized for their honey
and wax production and depended upon for pollination of many important crops. While …
and wax production and depended upon for pollination of many important crops. While …
Effects of sublethal doses of glyphosate on honeybee navigation
MS Balbuena, L Tison, ML Hahn… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Glyphosate (GLY) is a herbicide that is widely used in agriculture for weed control. Although
reports about the impact of GLY in snails, crustaceans and amphibians exist, few studies …
reports about the impact of GLY in snails, crustaceans and amphibians exist, few studies …
Herbicide resistance and biodiversity: agronomic and environmental aspects of genetically modified herbicide-resistant plants
G Schütte, M Eckerstorfer, V Rastelli… - Environmental Sciences …, 2017 - Springer
Farmland biodiversity is an important characteristic when assessing sustainability of
agricultural practices and is of major international concern. Scientific data indicate that …
agricultural practices and is of major international concern. Scientific data indicate that …
The herbicide glyphosate negatively affects midgut bacterial communities and survival of honey bee during larvae reared in vitro
Effects of glyphosate on survival, developmental rate, larval weight, and midgut bacterial
diversity of Apis mellifera were tested in the laboratory. Larvae were reared in vitro and fed …
diversity of Apis mellifera were tested in the laboratory. Larvae were reared in vitro and fed …
[HTML][HTML] Next-generation global biomonitoring: large-scale, automated reconstruction of ecological networks
We foresee a new global-scale, ecological approach to biomonitoring emerging within the
next decade that can detect ecosystem change accurately, cheaply, and generically. Next …
next decade that can detect ecosystem change accurately, cheaply, and generically. Next …
Effects of field-realistic doses of glyphosate on honeybee appetitive behaviour
LT Herbert, DE Vázquez, A Arenas… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Glyphosate (GLY) is a broad-spectrum herbicide used for weed control. The sub-lethal
impact of GLY on non-target organisms such as insect pollinators has not yet been …
impact of GLY on non-target organisms such as insect pollinators has not yet been …
Environmental impacts of genetically modified plants: a review
Powerful scientific techniques have caused dramatic expansion of genetically modified
crops leading to altered agricultural practices posing direct and indirect environmental …
crops leading to altered agricultural practices posing direct and indirect environmental …
Effects of the herbicide glyphosate on honey bee sensory and cognitive abilities: Individual impairments with implications for the hive
WM Farina, MS Balbuena, LT Herbert… - Insects, 2019 - mdpi.com
The honeybee Apis mellifera is an important pollinator in both undisturbed and agricultural
ecosystems. Its great versatility as an experimental model makes it an excellent proxy to …
ecosystems. Its great versatility as an experimental model makes it an excellent proxy to …