Recent studies have emphasized the role of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera, as a
managed agricultural species worldwide, but also as a potential threat to endangered wild …

Pioneering investigations on the effects of introduced populations on community structure,
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …

The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most frequent floral visitor of crops worldwide,
but quantitative knowledge of its role as a pollinator outside of managed habitats is largely …

Reductions in global bee populations are threatening the pollination benefits to both the
planet and people. Whilst the contribution of bee pollination in promoting sustainable …

The honeybee is the primary managed species worldwide for both crop pollination and
honey production. Owing to beekeeping activity, its high relative abundance potentially …

There is widespread concern about the global decline in pollinators and the associated loss
of pollination services. This concern is understandable given the importance of pollinators …

During the past decades, managed honeybee stocks have increased globally. Managed
honeybees are particularly used within mass-flowering crops and often spill over to adjacent …

Global changes are severely affecting pollinator insect communities worldwide, resulting in
repeated patterns of species extirpations and extinctions. Whilst negative population trends …

As pollinator decline is increasingly reported in natural and agricultural environments, cities
are perceived as shelters for pollinators because of low pesticide exposure and high floral …

Worldwide, the use of managed bees for crop pollination and honey production has
increased dramatically. Concerns about the pressures of these increases on native …