Cultivation of pollinator-dependent crops has expanded globally, increasing our reliance on
insect pollination. This essential ecosystem service is provided by a wide range of managed …

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

Reconciling biodiversity conservation with increasing demand for agricultural production is a
major challenge. A long-running discourse that addresses this challenge is the land-sparing …

Modern agriculture is becoming increasingly pollinator-dependent. However, the global
stock of domesticated honeybees is growing at a slower rate than its demand, while wild …

Highlights•Over 80 different species of bees have been introduced around the world.•Non-
native bees range from solitary to social, and managed to unmanaged.•There exists a …

Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is a globally important fruit crop that depends on insect-
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …

Pollination management for highbush blueberry crops (Vaccinium spp.) generally depends
on beehives stocked at variable densities, with little consideration given to optimal …

Food crops are a vital source of nutrition for humans and domestic animals, with an
estimated 4 billion metric tons of food produced per year. Crops do not only provide yields …

Invasive species can reach high abundances and dominate native environments. One of the
most impressive examples of ecological invasions is the spread of the African subspecies of …

Mason bees (Osmia spp.) are efficient fruit tree pollinators that can be encouraged to occupy
and breed in artificial nesting material. In sweet cherry orchards, they are occasionally used …