Fungicides account for more than 35% of the global pesticide market and their use is
predicted to increase in the future. While fungicides are commonly applied during bloom …

Although the importance of natural habitats to pollinator diversity is widely recognized, the
value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely overlooked in many parts of the world …

Declines of many bumble bee species have raised concerns because of their importance as
pollinators and potential harbingers of declines among other insect taxa. At present, bumble …

Exposure to pesticides is a major threat to bumblebee (Bombus spp.) health. In temperate
regions, queens of many bumblebee species hibernate underground for several months …

In a previous study, an experimental oversight led to the accumulation of water filling a
container housing diapausing bumblebee queens. Surprisingly, after draining the water …

New evidence points to substantial impacts of exposure to pesticide residues in soil for a
range of bee taxa that have close regular contact with this substrate. Among others, the risk …

Declines in bee populations across the world threaten food security and ecosystem function.
It is currently not possible to routinely predict which specific stressors lead to declines in …

Abstract In North America, approximately 21%(739 species) of the total wild bee diversity is
known to be associated with crops, with bee species varying in the extent of this association …

Nesting resources are key inputs for the survival and reproduction of bees. However,
relatively little work has been done on threats bees face from a nesting-biology perspective …

Managing road verges to promote diverse and flower-rich plant communities has been
proposed to mitigate the decline of pollinating insects caused by the loss of natural and semi …