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Crop pollination services: complementary resource use by social vs solitary bees facing crops with contrasting flower supply.

Published online: 07 Apr 2021

Authors: Bänsch, S. & Tscharntke, T. & Gabriel, D. & Westphal, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many farmers are facing high economic risks if pollinator declines continue or temporal and spatial variation in wild bee communities cause reduced po...

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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 ability of bumblebees and honeybees to pollinate red clover.

Published online: 15 Jan 1966

Authors: Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Flower heads of 3 varieties of red clover were exposed to insect visits at various times from 2 to 7 days after the first flowers opened; each head wa...

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Urban heavy metal contamination limits bumblebee colony growth.

Published online: 06 Dec 2020

Authors: Sivakoff, F. S. & Prajzner, S. P. & Gardiner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Post-industrial shrinking cities contain abundant vacant land and are increasingly recognized for their pollinator conservation potential. At the same...

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The pollinating efficiency of honeybee and bumblebee visits to flowers of the runner bean Phaseolus coccineus L.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Smith, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pollinating value of bees on temporarily uncaged runner beans was determined from the set on flowers known to have been visited by these insects, ...

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Diet diversity and pesticide risk mediate the negative effects of land use change on solitary bee offspring production.

Published online: 13 Feb 2021

Authors: Centrella, M. & Russo, L. & Ramírez, N. M. & Eitzer, B. & Dyke, M. van & Danforth, B. & Poveda, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Threats to bee pollinators such as land use change, high pesticide risk and reduced floral diet diversity are usually assessed independently, even tho...

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The Trojan hives: pollinator pathogens, imported and distributed in bumblebee colonies.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: Graystock, P. & Yates, K. & Evison, S. E. F. & Darvill, B. & Goulson, D. & Hughes, W. O. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over a million commercially produced bumblebee colonies are imported annually on a global scale for the pollination of greenhouse crops. After importa...

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The ability of bumblebees and honeybees to pollinate red clover.

Published online: 19 Dec 1966

Authors: Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The percentage of florets of the Trifolium pratense varieties Altaswede, Berry's and Essex which set seed when visited by Apis mellifera and Bombus ag...

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The pollination of onion (Allium cepa L.) to produce hybrid seed.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Williams, I. H. & Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Blocks of onion plants were either caged with honeybee colonies or left uncaged. Although the uncaged plants produced fewer umbels, the weight of seed...

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The ability of bumblebees and honeybees to pollinate red clover [Trifolium pratense in Britain.

Published online: 03 Jul 1966

Authors: Free, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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