Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture.
Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms …

Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally
important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity …

Despite evidence of pollinator declines from many regions across the globe, the threat this
poses to plant populations is not clear because plants can often produce seeds without …

Bees are essential pollinators of many plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural crops
alike. In recent years the decline and disappearance of bee species in the wild and the …

Loss of natural habitat through land‐use change threatens bees. Urbanisation is a major,
increasing form, of habitat loss, and a novel, pervasive form of disturbance known to impact …

There is growing awareness of pollinator declines worldwide. Conservation efforts have
mainly focused on finding the direct causes, while paying less attention to building a …

Large-scale use of the persistent and potent neonicotinoid and fipronil insecticides has
raised concerns about risks to ecosystem functions provided by a wide range of species and …

In the US, the cultivated area (hectares) and production (tonnes) of crops that require or
benefit from insect pollination (directly dependent crops: apples, almonds, blueberries …

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 …

Varroa destructor is the most important ectoparasite of Apis mellifera. This review addresses
the interactions between the varroa mite, its environment, and the honey bee host, mediated …