[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] A framework for better sensor-based beehive health monitoring

A Zaman, A Dorin - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Hive bees provide essential pollination services to human agriculture. Managed honey bees
in particular pollinate many crops, but also create honey and other bee products that are …

The oral repellent–science fiction or common sense? Insects, vector-borne diseases, failing strategies, and a bold proposition

IL Bauer - Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2023 - Springer
Over the last decades, unimaginable amounts of money have gone into research and
development of vector control measures, repellents, treatment, and vaccines for vector borne …

Insects in art during an age of environmental turmoil

BA Klein, T Brosius - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The diversity of life on Earth is declining due to human decisions and
human actions. Scientists have clearly identified categories of human-induced …

Street art as a vehicle for environmental science communication

B Thompson, AS Jürgens, R Lamberts - Journal of Science …, 2023 - jcom.sissa.it
Street art is visual art in public spaces—public art—created for public visibility. Street art
addresses a massive and extremely diverse audience: everyone in a city. Using a case …

Natures instead of nature—plural perceptions and representations of nature and its challenges for ecological transition: a systematic review of the scientific production

DG Vidal, F Alves, CS Valentim, H Freitas - Environmental Sciences …, 2024 - Springer
Background Recognizing nature and the environment as sociocultural constructions is
critical to enhancing a transformational ecological change. This involves understanding their …

Current honey bee stressor investigations and mitigation methods in the United States and Canada

EM Walsh, M Simone-Finstrom - Journal of Insect Science, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Honey bees are the most important managed insect pollinators in the US and Canadian
crop systems. However, the annual mortality of colonies in the past 15 years has been …

“An Emotional Cycle”: Excitement, Worry, and Joy in a Citizen Science Biodiversity Project Using Bee Hotels

M Iqani, N Shilubane, C Reynolds - Environmental Communication, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper considers the affective and emotional aspects of citizen scientist engagement in
a research project aiming to map solitary bee diversity across Johannesburg, South Africa …

Bee Pollen as a Source of Pharmaceuticals: Where Are We Now?

R Kacemi, MG Campos - Pollen Chemistry & Biotechnology, 2024 - Springer
Due to presence of several important bioactive compound classes bee pollen (BP) can
serve as an excellent source of different pharmaceuticals. With more than 250 compounds …

One for all and all for one: a review on the commonality of risk to honeybees and wild pollinators and the benefits of beekeepers in conservation

MAY Oddie, B Dahle - Frontiers in Bee Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Pollinator declines across the globe are centrally driven by a synergistic interaction between
intensive land use, pesticides, and climate change. Competition between managed and wild …