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Spatial and temporal variation in pollinator effectiveness: do unmanaged insects provide consistent pollination services to mass flowering crops?

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Rader, R. & Howlett, B. G. & Cunningham, S. A. & Westcott, D. A. & Edwards, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent declines in honeybee populations have focused attention on the potential for unmanaged insects to replace them as pollinators of food crops. Th...

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Proximity to natural habitat and flower plantings increases insect populations and pollination services in South African apple orchards.

Published online: 15 Dec 2021

Authors: Ratto, F. & Steward, P. & Sait, S. M. & Pryke, J. S. & Gaigher, R. & Samways, M. J. & Kunin, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introducing areas of wildflower vegetation within crop fields has been shown to enhance pollinator activity and pollination services to crops, and fin...

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Towards a systems approach for understanding honeybee decline: a stocktaking and synthesis of existing models.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Becher, M. A. & Osborne, J. L. & Thorbek, P. & Kennedy, P. J. & Grimm, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The health of managed and wild honeybee colonies appears to have declined substantially in Europe and the United States over the last decade. Sustaina...

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Reduced parasite burden in feral honeybee colonies.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Kohl, P. L. & D'Alvise, P. & Rutschmann, B. & Roth, S. & Remter, F. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Hasselmann, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Bee parasites are the main threat to apiculture and since many parasite taxa can spill over from honeybees (Apis mellifera) to other bee species, hone...

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Beekeeping improves shea pollination and fruit set in west African agroforestry parklands.

Published online: 08 Jul 2024

Authors: Nasare, L. I. & Stout, J. C. & Kwapong, P. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn) is a fruit tree of domestic and industrial importance in arid and semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Frui...

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Chronic exposure to the pesticide flupyradifurone can lead to premature onset of foraging in honeybees Apis mellifera.

Published online: 09 Sep 2020

Authors: Hesselbach, H. & Seeger, J. & Schilcher, F. & Ankenbrand, M. & Scheiner, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Honeybees Apis mellifera and other pollinating insects suffer from pesticides in agricultural landscapes. Flupyradifurone is the active ingredient of ...

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Dancing bees evaluate central urban forage resources as superior to agricultural land.

Published online: 15 Feb 2022

Authors: Samuelson, A. E. & Schürch, R. & Leadbeater, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent evidence suggests that flower-rich areas within cities could play an important role in pollinator conservation, but direct comparison of floral...

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