Large-scale declines in bee abundance and species richness over the last decade have
sounded an alarm, given the crucial pollination services that bees provide. Population dips …

Solitary bees and other wild pollinators provide an important ecosystem service which can
benefit both the agricultural economy and the sustainability of many native ecosystems …

The intensification of agricultural practices contributes to the decline of many taxa such as
insects and wild plants. Weeds are serious competitors for crop production and are thus …

Agricultural practices are essential for sustaining the human population, but at the same time
they can directly disrupt ecosystem functioning. Ecological risk assessment (ERA) aims to …

Wild bees, which are important for commercial pollination, depend on floral and nesting
resources both at farms and in the surrounding landscape. Mass‐flowering crops are only in …

Honey bees are the most important managed pollinators in commercial agriculture. Large
irrigated mixed agricultural landscapes in the mid-south United States can be vital to …

Simple Summary In order to study the effects of malnutrition in bees, attention should be
drawn to the dietary composition. A pollen diet plays an important role in the life of bees. A …

The areas of wild land around the edges of agricultural fields are a vital resource for many
species. These include insect pollinators, to whom field margins provide both nest sites and …

The high variability of wild (lowbush) blueberry plants in spatial and genetic structure, in
combination with bee foraging behavior varying between species, and the complexity of …

Human activities are threatening biodiversity at an unprecedented scale and pace, thus
potentially affecting also the provision of critical ecosystem services, including insect …