Flower plantings support wild bee reproduction and may also mitigate pesticide exposure effects
Sustainable agriculture relies on pollinators, and wild bees benefit yield of multiple crops.
However, the combined exposure to pesticides and loss of flower resources, driven by …
However, the combined exposure to pesticides and loss of flower resources, driven by …
Experimental heatwaves disrupt bumblebee foraging through direct heat effects and reduced nectar production
JA Hemberger, NM Rosenberger… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heatwaves are an increasingly common extreme weather event across the globe and are
projected to surge in frequency and severity in the coming decades. Plant‐pollinator …
projected to surge in frequency and severity in the coming decades. Plant‐pollinator …
Landscape‐scale floral resource discontinuity decreases bumble bee occurrence and alters community composition
J Hemberger, OM Bernauer… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural practices and intensification during the past two centuries have dramatically
altered the abundance and temporal continuity of floral resources that support pollinating …
altered the abundance and temporal continuity of floral resources that support pollinating …
[HTML][HTML] Flower strips enhance abundance of bumble bee queens and males in landscapes with few honey bee hives
Wild bee declines in agricultural landscapes have led farmers to supplement crops with
honey bees. Simultaneously, environmental subsidy and conservation programmes have …
honey bees. Simultaneously, environmental subsidy and conservation programmes have …
Bees go up, flowers go down: Increased resource limitation from late spring to summer in agricultural landscapes
GA Bishop, TPM Fijen, I Raemakers… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The loss of floral resources is a leading cause of wild bee decline in agricultural landscapes,
but little is known about the temporal aspects of floral resource limitation for both social and …
but little is known about the temporal aspects of floral resource limitation for both social and …
A spatially explicit model of landscape pesticide exposure to bees: Development, exploration, and evaluation
Pesticides represent one of the greatest threats to bees and other beneficial insects in
agricultural landscapes. Potential exposure is generated through compound-and crop …
agricultural landscapes. Potential exposure is generated through compound-and crop …
Sunflower plantings reduce a common gut pathogen and increase queen production in common eastern bumblebee colonies
RL Malfi, QS McFrederick, G Lozano… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Community diversity can reduce the prevalence and spread of disease, but certain species
may play a disproportionate role in diluting or amplifying pathogens. Flowers act as both …
may play a disproportionate role in diluting or amplifying pathogens. Flowers act as both …
Floral resource continuity boosts bumble bee colony performance relative to variable floral resources
Centuries of landscape changes associated with agriculture have dramatically reduced the
amount and increased the temporal variability of the floral resources that support key …
amount and increased the temporal variability of the floral resources that support key …
Bumble bee banquet: Genus‐ and species‐level floral selection by Midwestern Bombus
J Lanterman Novotny, A Lybbert, P Reeher… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regionally specific flower preference data are needed to optimize conservation habitat
plantings for at‐risk pollinators such as bumble bees (Bombus spp.). Current tools for …
plantings for at‐risk pollinators such as bumble bees (Bombus spp.). Current tools for …
Identifying conservation priority areas for North American bumble bee species in Canada under current and future climate scenarios
Many bumble bee species are declining globally from multiple threats including climate
change. Identifying conservation priority areas with a changing climate will be important for …
change. Identifying conservation priority areas with a changing climate will be important for …