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

CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by
supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use …

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 …

Increasing honey demand and global coverage of pollinator-dependent crops within the
context of global pollinator declines have accelerated international trade in managed bees …

Protective covers (ie, glasshouses, netting enclosures, and polytunnels) are increasingly
used in crop production to enhance crop quality, yield, and production efficiency. However …

Insect pollination is fundamental for natural ecosystems and agricultural crops. The
bumblebee species Bombus terrestris has become a popular choice for commercial crop …

Aim Among the numerous anthropogenic pressures threatening biodiversity, habitat
destruction and climate change are pointed to as dominant. In response, a number of …

Introducing any species in a large number into an ecosystem is never a zero-sum game. In
this paper, we assessed what are the main advances on the known impacts of Massively …

The unsustainable use of ecosystems by human societies has put global biodiversity in peril.
Bees are, in this context, a popular example of a highly diversified group of pollinators …