Flower preferences and pollen transport networks for cavity‐nesting solitary bees: Implications for the design of agri‐environment schemes
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4234
Abstract: Abstract Floral foraging resources are valuable for pollinator conservation on farmland, and their provision is encouraged by agri‐environment schemes in many countries. Across Europe, wildflower seed mixtures are widely sown on farmland to encourage pollinators,… read more here.
Keywords: solitary bees; transport networks; environment schemes; pollen transport ... See more keywords
Solitary Bees Acquire and Deposit Bacteria via Flowers: Testing the Environmental Transmission Hypothesis Using Osmia lignaria, Phacelia tanacetifolia, and Apilactobacillus micheneri
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71138
Abstract: ABSTRACT Microbial environmental transmission among individuals plays an important role in shaping the microbiomes of many species. Despite the importance of the microbiome for host fitness, empirical investigations on environmental transmission are scarce, particularly in… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; bees acquire; environmental transmission; solitary bees ... See more keywords
Bee Tracker—an open‐source machine learning‐based video analysis software for the assessment of nesting and foraging performance of cavity‐nesting solitary bees
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8575
Abstract: Abstract The foraging and nesting performance of bees can provide important information on bee health and is of interest for risk and impact assessment of environmental stressors. While radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology is an efficient… read more here.
Keywords: software; solitary bees; cavity nesting; nesting solitary ... See more keywords
SolBeePopecotox: A Population Model for Pesticide Risk Assessments of Solitary Bees
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DOI: 10.1002/etc.5990
Abstract: In agricultural landscapes, solitary bees occur in a large diversity of species and are important for crop and wildflower pollination. They are distinguished from honey bees and bumble bees by their solitary lifestyle as well… read more here.
Keywords: assessments solitary; solitary bees; population; model ... See more keywords
Non-target effects of agri-environmental schemes on solitary bees and fungi in the United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007485322000414
Abstract: Abstract Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are used to enhance pollinator diversity on agricultural farms within the UK. Though the impacts of these schemes on archetypal pollinator species such as the bumblebee (Bombus) and honeybee (Apis) are… read more here.
Keywords: agri environmental; target effects; solitary bees; bee ... See more keywords
Phenological mismatches and the demography of solitary bees
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1847
Abstract: Species respond idiosyncratically to environmental variation, which may generate phenological mismatches. We assess the consequences of such mismatches for solitary bees. During 9 years, we studied flowering phenology and nesting phenology and demography of five… read more here.
Keywords: solitary bees; phenology; mismatches demography; demography ... See more keywords
Solitary Bees as Vital Bioindicators: A Comprehensive Review of the Diversity, Decline, and Conservation Imperatives of the Halictidae Family
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DOI: 10.1111/1748-5967.70047
Abstract: Pollination, a keystone ecological process sustaining most flowering plant communities, is indispensable to human survival, with over 500 cultivated plant species relying on insect pollinators. Solitary bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) are critical contributors to this service,… read more here.
Keywords: family; plant; conservation; bees vital ... See more keywords
The Pharmacological Potential of Novel Melittin Variants from the Honeybee and Solitary Bees against Inflammation and Cancer
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DOI: 10.3390/toxins14120818
Abstract: The venom of honeybees is composed of numerous peptides and proteins and has been used for decades as an anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agent in traditional medicine. However, the bioactivity of specific biomolecular components has been… read more here.
Keywords: inflammation; solitary bees; melittin variants; variants honeybee ... See more keywords