Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators

JR Reilly, DR Artz, D Biddinger… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most of the world's crops depend on pollinators, so declines in both managed and wild bees
raise concerns about food security. However, the degree to which insect pollination is …

The potential and green chemistry attributes of biopesticides for sustainable agriculture

EO Fenibo, GN Ijoma, W Nurmahomed, T Matambo - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy has advanced modern agriculture with costly side effects such as the
extinction of beneficial species, resistant pest resurgence, environmental pollution, tainted …

Pollination contribution to crop yield is often context-dependent: A review of experimental evidence

G Tamburini, R Bommarco, D Kleijn… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Insect pollination is a well-studied ecosystem service that supports production in 75% of
globally important crops. Although yield is known to be sustained and regulated by a bundle …

Economic dependence and vulnerability of United States agricultural sector on insect-mediated pollination service

A Jordan, HM Patch, CM Grozinger… - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Deficits in insect-mediated pollination service undermine ecosystem biodiversity and
function, human nutrition, and economic welfare. Global pollinator supply continues to …

Transformation of agricultural landscapes in the Anthropocene: Nature's contributions to people, agriculture and food security

AJ Vanbergen, MA Aizen, S Cordeau… - Advances in Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple anthropogenic challenges threaten nature's contributions to human well-being.
Agricultural expansion and conventional intensification are degrading biodiversity and …

Opportunities to reduce pollination deficits and address production shortfalls in an important insect‐pollinated crop

MPD Garratt, GA De Groot, M Albrecht… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinators face multiple pressures and there is evidence of populations in decline. As
demand for insect‐pollinated crops increases, crop production is threatened by shortfalls in …

Quantifying crop pollinator dependence and its heterogeneity using multi‐level meta‐analysis

J Bishop, S Nakagawa - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biotic pollination can benefit crop production, but its effects are highly variable. To maximise
benefits from this ecosystem service, we need a greater understanding of the factors that …

Bee pollination outperforms pesticides for oilseed crop production and profitability

R Catarino, V Bretagnolle, T Perrot… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Nature-based agriculture that reduces dependency on chemical inputs requires using
ecological principles for sustainable agro-ecosystems, aiming to balance ecology …

Globalisation and pollinators: Pollinator declines are an economic threat to global food systems

JT Murphy, TD Breeze, B Willcox… - People and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Trade in animal‐pollinated crops plays an important role in global food systems: in many low‐
income countries, export of pollinated crops such as coffee and cocoa plays a significant …

Effects of ozone air pollution on crop pollinators and pollination

O Rollin, J Aguirre‐Gutiérrez… - Global Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human driven environmental changes increase the concentrations of polluting reactive
compounds in the troposphere, such as ozone and nitrogen oxides. These changes lead to …