Thirty-five percent of global production from crops including at least 800 cultivated plants
depend on animal pollination. The transformation of agriculture in the past half-century has …

Genetically engineered (GE) crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus
thuringiensis (Bt)(mainly Cry proteins) have become a major control tactic for a number of …

Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world.
They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of …

It is widely accepted that firms play an important stewardship role in addressing sustainable
development concerns. A key challenge in this role is to balance the often conflicting …

We review evidence from around the world for bumblebee declines and review
management to mitigate threats. We find that there is evidence that some bumblebee …

Pollinators-insects, birds, bats, and other animals that carry pollen from the male to the
female parts of flowers for plant reproduction-are an essential part of natural and agricultural …

Domestic gardens typically consist of a mixture of native and non‐native plants which
support biodiversity and provide valuable ecosystem services, particularly in urban …

Farmland biodiversity is an important characteristic when assessing sustainability of
agricultural practices and is of major international concern. Scientific data indicate that …

1. The decline in insect abundance and diversity observed in many ecosystems is of major
concern because of the long‐term consequences for ecosystem function and stability. 2 …

Agricultural weeds evolve in response to crop cultivation. Nevertheless, the central
importance of evolutionary ecology for understanding weed invasion, persistence and …