[HTML][HTML] Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species

J Osterman, MA Aizen, JC Biesmeijer, J Bosch… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cultivation of pollinator-dependent crops has expanded globally, increasing our reliance on
insect pollination. This essential ecosystem service is provided by a wide range of managed …

Pollinator nutrition and its role in merging the dual objectives of pollinator health and optimal crop production

J Jones, R Rader - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bee and non-bee insect pollinators play an integral role in the quantity and quality of
production for many food crops, yet there is growing evidence that nutritional challenges to …

Toward evidence-based decision support systems to optimize pollination and yields in highbush blueberry

LW DeVetter, S Chabert, MO Milbrath… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) is a globally important fruit crop that depends on insect-
mediated pollination to produce quality fruit and commercially viable yields. Pollination …

Wild bee nutritional ecology: Integrative strategies to assess foraging preferences and nutritional requirements

MK Crone, DJ Biddinger, CM Grozinger - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bees depend on flowering plants for their nutrition, and reduced availability of floral
resources is a major driver of declines in both managed and wild bee populations …

[HTML][HTML] Pollination services in the North China Plain measured using buckwheat sentinel plants; is there a deficit?

Y Chen, C Zhang, W van der Werf - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition of food systems for healthy diets and sustainable food systems calls for
greater production of fruit and nuts, ie pollinated crops. The North China Plain (NCP) is a …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of pollination requirements, pollinators, landscape and management practices on pollination in sweet and sour cherry: A systematic review

J Osterman, Z Mateos-Fierro, C Siopa, H Castro… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Insect-mediated pollination is crucial for global production of multiple pollinator-dependent
crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour cherry. In the face of increasing …

The potential of wildflower strips to enhance pollination services in sweet cherry orchards grown under polytunnels

Z Mateos‐Fierro, MPD Garratt… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sweet cherry production benefits from insect pollination, but the extent to which wildflower
strips can boost pollinator visitation under polytunnels is unknown. Wildflowers were …

Wild bees are less abundant but show better pollination behaviour for sweet cherry than managed pollinators

Z Mateos‐Fierro, MPD Garratt… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinating insects provide pollination services to many crop species, including sweet cherry
(Prunus avium L.), and this can be delivered by both managed and wild pollinators …

[HTML][HTML] Hoverfly pollination enhances yield and fruit quality in mango under protected cultivation

M Sánchez, Y Velásquez, M González, J Cuevas - Scientia Horticulturae, 2022 - Elsevier
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the main tropical fruit crops worldwide. Although
mostly grown in open fields, protected cultivation of mango has recently increased …

Wildflower strips in polytunnel cherry orchard alleyways support pest regulation services but do not counteract edge effects on pollination services

Z Mateos-Fierro, MPD Garratt, MT Fountain… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) production relies on modern growing practices like polytunnel
coverings to improve yields but this may interrupt arthropod-mediated ecosystem services …