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Native vegetation embedded in landscapes dominated by corn and soybean improves honey bee health and productivity.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Zhang Ge & Murray, C. J. & Clair, A. L. S. & Cass, R. P. & Dolezal, A. G. & Schulte, L. A. & Toth, A. L. & O'Neal, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Balancing demand for food while supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services in landscapes committed to crop production may require integrating cons...

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All together now: geographically coordinated miticide treatment benefits honey bee health.

Published online: 09 Nov 2023

Authors: Woodford, L. & Sharpe, G. & Highet, F. & Evans, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is a pathogenic virus of honey bees transmitted by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor. Annual overwintering colony los...

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Dandelion as a competitor to fruit trees for bee visits.

Published online: 05 Mar 1968

Authors: Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Honey-bee colonies in fruit orchards (apple and plum) often collect much dandelion pollen. Bees visiting dandelion become conditioned to it and, even ...

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Relative bee abundance varies by collection method and flowering richness: implications for understanding patterns in bee community data.

Published online: 03 Jul 2021

Authors: Kuhlman, M. P. & Burrows, S. & Mummey, D. L. & Ramsey, P. W. & Hahn, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Recent declines in wild bee populations have led to increases in conservation actions and monitoring of bee communities. Pan traps are a commonly used...

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The golden native drone fly (Eristalinus punctulatus) is an effective hybrid carrot pollinator that lives within Australian crop agroecosystems.

Published online: 22 Apr 2024

Authors: Davis, A. E. & Schmidt, L. A. & Santos, K. C. B. S. & Martin, L. & Harrington, S. & Rocchetti, M. & Hocking, B. & Wright, D. & Spurr, C. & Cook, D. & Rader, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Native insect flower visitors can be important contributors to crop pollination, yet little is known of their pollination abilities and the resources ...

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The relative success of Africanized and European honey-bees over a range of life-zones in Costa Rica.

Published online: 27 Feb 1993

Authors: Spivak, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The reproductive success and biology of Africanized (A) and European (E) honeybees (Apis mellifera) were compared for a year (1984-86) over 3 life-zon...

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Pesticide risk during commercial apple pollination is greater for honeybees than other managed and wild bees.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Mueller, T. G. & Baert, N. & Muñiz, P. A. & Sossa, D. E. & Danforth, B. N. & McArt, S. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most pesticide research has focussed on risk to managed honeybees, but other managed and wild bees are also exposed to pesticides. Critically, we know...

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The carry-over effects of pollen shortage decrease the survival of honeybee colonies in farmlands.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Requier, F. & Odoux, J. F. & Henry, M. & Bretagnolle, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many studies have reported honeybee colony losses in human-dominated landscapes. While bee floral food resources have been drastically reduced over pa...

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Growth and decline of honeybee colonies and inter-relationships of adult bees, brood, honey and pollen.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: McLellan, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mean adult bee populations were 18 000 in late May, 37 000 in early June and 13 000 in late September, while mean brood populations were 15 000 in lat...

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Synergism between local- and landscape-level pesticides reduces wild bee floral visitation in pollinator-dependent crops.

Published online: 12 Jun 2021

Authors: Bloom, E. H. & Wood, T. J. & Hung KengLou [Hung, K. L. J.] & Ternest, J. J. & Ingwell, L. L. & Goodell, K. & Kaplan, I. & Szendrei, Z.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The hazard pesticides pose to pollinators are well-understood from laboratory studies. However, the field-level response of pollinators to pesticide u...

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