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 …

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

The Neotropics bee fauna is very rich with 5000 recognised species, including 33 genera
(391 species) of Meliponini, but it is estimated to be at least three fold greater in species …

Global climate change and anthropological activities have led to a decline in insect
pollinators worldwide. Agricultural globalisation and intensification have also removed crops …

Tomato flowers are self-fertile, but require pollinators' intervention to increase fruit setting. In
this review paper, we present and discuss the current state of knowledge on tomato …

Detailed studies of the behavior of pollinators allow insights into pollination mechanisms
and may indicate which pollinators are more efficient for a particular plant species. Our aim …

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 …

The stingless bee Tetragonula pagdeni is distributed over a vast Southeast Asian territory.
This species is commonly used as a commercial insect pollinator. Pollination efficacy of T …

More than 70% of world's crops benefit from biotic pollination, and bees are their main
pollinators. Despite the fact that some of these insects have been broadly studied …

Flowers of common ivy (Hedera helix L.) provide late season pollen and nectar for several
insect groups, and its fruits are a winter and spring food source for frugivorous birds. Ivy …