Varietal and seasonal differences in the effects of commercial bumblebees on fruit quality in strawberry crops.
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Commercial bumblebees can be very effective when used in the right circumstance and increase high grade fruit by 25% in an early-flowering variety and in two other varieties commercial bees had no effect on fruit quality.About:
This article is published in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.The article was published on 2019-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 20 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pollination & Pollinator.read more
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Genus-wide characterization of bumblebee genomes provides insights into their evolution and variation in ecological and behavioral traits
Cheng Sun,Jiaxing Huang,Yun Wang,Xiaomeng Zhao,Long Su,Gregg W.C. Thomas,Mengya Zhao,Xingtan Zhang,Irwin Jungreis,Irwin Jungreis,Manolis Kellis,Manolis Kellis,Saverio Vicario,Igor V. Sharakhov,Igor V. Sharakhov,Semen M. Bondarenko,Martin Hasselmann,Chang N Kim,Benedict Paten,Luca Penso-Dolfin,Li Wang,Yuxiao Chang,Qiang Gao,Ling Ma,Lina Ma,Zhang Zhang,Hongbo Zhang,Hua-Hao Zhang,Livio Ruzzante,Hugh M. Robertson,Yihui Zhu,Yanjie Liu,Huipeng Yang,Lele Ding,Quangui Wang,Dongna Ma,Weilin Xu,Cheng Liang,Michael W. Itgen,Lauren Mee,Gang Cao,Ze Zhang,Ben M. Sadd,Matthew W. Hahn,Sarah Schaack,Seth M. Barribeau,Paul H. Williams,Robert M. Waterhouse,Rachel Lockridge Mueller +48 more
TL;DR: This study reveals how bumblebee genes and genomes have evolved across the Bombus phylogeny and identifies variations potentially linked to key ecological and behavioral traits of these important pollinators.
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One stone; two birds: concurrent pest control and pollination services provided by aphidophagous hoverflies
TL;DR: It is demonstrated, for the first time, that aphidophagous hoverflies can concurrently provide pest control and pollination services.
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The Importance of Males to Bumble Bee (Bombus Species) Nest Development and Colony Viability
TL;DR: It is concluded that males serve a unique and important role in bumble bee colony success and are found to drive colony function in a unique manner.
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Impacts of Wildflower Interventions on Beneficial Insects in Fruit Crops: A Review
TL;DR: In this article , a review brings together the literature on the benefits and costs of provisioning flora in the vicinity of fruit crops and highlights the need for longer-term ecological studies to understand the impacts of changing arthropod communities over time and the opportunity to tailor wildflower mixes to specific crops for increased pest control and pollination benefits, ultimately impacting fruit growers bottom line with less reliance on pesticides.
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Biodiversity in and around Greenhouses: Benefits and Potential Risks for Pest Management
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the potential ways in which plant diversity around greenhouses can facilitate or prevent pest migrations into greenhouses, and discuss general methods that growers can use to enhance pest control with functional biodiversity.
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