Factors associated with honey bee colony losses: A mini-review

P Hristov, R Shumkova, N Palova, B Neov - Veterinary Sciences, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera: Apidae) is a species of crucial
economic, agricultural and environmental importance. In the last ten years, some regions of …

Pollinator diversity: distribution, ecological function, and conservation

J Ollerton - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2017‏ - annualreviews.org
By facilitating plant reproduction, pollinators perform a crucial ecological function that
supports the majority of the world's plant diversity, and associated organisms, and a …

[كتاب][B] The economics of biodiversity

P Dasgupta - 2024‏ - books.google.com
We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

Honey bee colony loss linked to parasites, pesticides and extreme weather across the United States

L Insolia, R Molinari, SR Rogers, GR Williams… - Scientific reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony loss is a widespread phenomenon with important
economic and biological implications, whose drivers are still an open matter of investigation …

Why bees are critical for achieving sustainable development

V Patel, N Pauli, E Biggs, L Barbour, B Boruff - Ambio, 2021‏ - Springer
Reductions in global bee populations are threatening the pollination benefits to both the
planet and people. Whilst the contribution of bee pollination in promoting sustainable …

Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being

SG Potts, V Imperatriz-Fonseca, HT Ngo, MA Aizen… - Nature, 2016‏ - nature.com
Wild and managed pollinators provide a wide range of benefits to society in terms of
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …

Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

D Goulson, E Nicholls, C Botías, EL Rotheray - Science, 2015‏ - science.org
BACKGROUND The species richness of wild bees and other pollinators has declined over
the past 50 years, with some species undergoing major declines and a few going extinct …

Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

R Rader, I Bartomeus, LA Garibaldi… - Proceedings of the …, 2016‏ - pnas.org
Wild and managed bees are well documented as effective pollinators of global crops of
economic importance. However, the contributions by pollinators other than bees have been …

Where is the UK's pollinator biodiversity? The importance of urban areas for flower-visiting insects

KCR Baldock, MA Goddard… - … of the Royal …, 2015‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Insect pollinators provide a crucial ecosystem service, but are under threat. Urban areas
could be important for pollinators, though their value relative to other habitats is poorly …

Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

AJ Vanbergen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Insect pollinators of crops and wild plants are under threat globally and their decline or loss
could have profound economic and environmental consequences. Here, we argue that …