This paper reviews a century of progress in techniques of bumblebee rearing, starting with
those used to encourage bumblebee queens to initiate a colony in artificial domiciles and …

At present, numbers of both wild and managed bee colonies are declining rapidly, causing
global concern for pollination services. Stingless bees play an important ecological role as …

Measuring pollinator performance has become increasingly important with emerging needs
for risk assessment in conservation and sustainable agriculture that require multi‐year and …

Buzz-pollinated plants require visitation from vibration producing bee species to elicit full
pollen release. Several important food crops are buzz-pollinated including tomato, eggplant …

Pollination provided by bees enhances the production of many crops. However, the
contribution of wild bees remains unmeasured for many crops, and the effects of …

Stingless beekee** (meliponiculture) in the Yucatan is an ancient activity. Nowhere else
in the world meliponiculture reached the level of technical skills and productivity attained by …

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

The plant family Cucurbitaceae, also known as" cucurbits," consists of various squashes,
melons, gourds, cucumbers, and pumpkins. This handbook contains information on cultural …

PURPOSE The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), with funding from
the CS Fund, has produced this white paper about the status and potential effects of non …

The stingless bees are very diverse in the tropics and subtropics of the world, consisting of
nearly 600 species. Their morphological, biological, and behavioral traits make many of …