Insect pollinator conservation policy innovations at subnational levels: Lessons for lawmakers

DM Hall, R Steiner - Environmental Science & Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Global insect pollinator declines are caused by human behaviors of land uses, habitat
alteration, pesticides, and others. Policies—as mutually agreed-upon limits to behaviors to …

Insect pollination is at least as important for marketable crop yield as plant quality in a seed crop

TPM Fijen, JA Scheper, TM Boom, N Janssen… - Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The sustainability of agriculture can be improved by integrating management of ecosystem
services, such as insect pollination, into farming practices. However, large‐scale adoption of …

Socio‐psychological factors, beyond knowledge, predict people's engagement in pollinator conservation

JL Knapp, BB Phillips, J Clements, RF Shaw… - People and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nature conservation often depends on the behaviour of individuals, which can be driven by
socio‐psychological factors such as a person's attitude, knowledge and identity. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] On-farm experiences shape farmer knowledge, perceptions of pollinators, and management practices

J Osterman, P Landaverde-González… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mitigating pollinator declines in agriculturally dominated landscapes to safeguard pollination
services requires the involvement of farmers and their willingness to adopt pollinator-friendly …

Where is the value in valuing pollination ecosystem services to agriculture?

AP Melathopoulos, GC Cutler, P Tyedmers - Ecological Economics, 2015 - Elsevier
Current national and global scale monetary valuation of pollination services do not
accurately estimate the contribution of wild pollinators to agricultural production. First …

Analysis of Pollination Services Provided by Wild and Managed Bees (Apoidea) in Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) Production in Maine, USA, with a …

SL Bushmann, FA Drummond - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Maine is the largest producer of wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) in the United
States. Pollination comes from combinations of honey bees (Apis mellifera (L.)), commercial …

Yolov5s-CA: an improved Yolov5 based on the attention mechanism for Mummy Berry disease detection

EY Obsie, H Qu, YJ Zhang, S Annis, F Drummond - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Early detection and accurately rating the level of plant diseases plays an important role in
protecting crop quality and yield. The traditional method of mummy berry disease (causal …

Pollination services from field-scale agricultural diversification may be context-dependent

HS Sardiñas, C Kremen - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Diversification of field edges is widely used as a strategy to augment pollinator populations
and, in turn, supplement crop pollination needs. Hedgerow plantings, a commonly applied …

Do farmers care about pollinators? A cross-site comparison of farmers' perceptions, knowledge, and management practices for pollinator-dependent crops

V Hevia, M García-Llorente… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Pollinator conservation has become a key challenge to achieve sustainable agricultural
landscapes and safeguard food supplies. Considering the potential negative effects of …

Do we realize the full impact of pollinator loss on other ecosystem services and the challenges for any restoration in terrestrial areas?

S Christmann - Restoration Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinators are key agents for ecosystems and humankind concerning biodiversity,
agriculture, climate change adaptation, and all other ecosystem services. Particularly in …