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View article: Integrated vegetation management within electrical transmission landscapes promotes floral resource and flower-visiting insect diversity
Integrated vegetation management within electrical transmission landscapes promotes floral resource and flower-visiting insect diversity Open
Electrical transmission rights-of-way are ubiquitous and critical infrastructure across the landscape. Active vegetation management of these rights-of-way, a necessity to deliver electricity more safely, maintains these landscape features …
View article: Integrated vegetation management within electrical transmission landscapes promotes floral resource and flower-visiting insect diversity
Integrated vegetation management within electrical transmission landscapes promotes floral resource and flower-visiting insect diversity Open
Context Electrical transmission rights-of-way (ROW) are ubiquitous and critical infrastructure across the landscape. Active vegetation management of these ROW, a necessity to deliver electricity more safely, maintains these landscape featu…
View article: Seasonal differences in Varroa destructor population growth in western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies
Seasonal differences in Varroa destructor population growth in western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies Open
Varroa destructor is a major threat for apiculture worldwide. A successful approach to control this parasite must include the application of effective treatments at the correct time. To understand the effect that treatment timing has on Va…
View article: Wildflower plantings harbor increased arthropod richness and abundance within agricultural areas in Florida (<scp>USA</scp>)
Wildflower plantings harbor increased arthropod richness and abundance within agricultural areas in Florida (<span>USA</span>) Open
Intensive agriculture has led to a reduction of overall biodiversity and ecosystem services such as pollination and biological control. To offset these economic losses, many farmers are planting native wildflowers to enhance flowering plan…
View article: Urban development decreases bee abundance and diversity within coastal dune systems
Urban development decreases bee abundance and diversity within coastal dune systems Open
Globally, coastal human population density is approximately three times than that of inland areas. Such development threatens the integrity of coastal ecosystems. Coastal dune systems contain unique sets of terrestrial invertebrates and na…
View article: Better Understanding the Potential Importance of Florida Roadside Breeding Habitat for the Monarch
Better Understanding the Potential Importance of Florida Roadside Breeding Habitat for the Monarch Open
The North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) population has declined significantly over the past two decades. Among the many other factors, loss of breeding habitat has been implicated as a potential leading driver. In response,…
View article: A Guide to Planting Wildflower Enhancements in Florida
A Guide to Planting Wildflower Enhancements in Florida Open
The establishment of native wildflower plantings in Florida can benefit agricultural producers as well as native pollinators and other beneficial insects (predators and parasitoids). The plantings do this by:
providing forage and nesti…
View article: Trap Nesting Wasps and Bees in Agriculture: A Comparison of Sown Wildflower and Fallow Plots in Florida
Trap Nesting Wasps and Bees in Agriculture: A Comparison of Sown Wildflower and Fallow Plots in Florida Open
Wildflower strip plantings in intensive agricultural systems have become a widespread tool for promoting pollination services and biological conservation because of their use by wasps and bees. Many of the trap-nesting wasps are important …
View article: Managed Bumble Bees (Bombus impatiens) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Caged With Blueberry Bushes at High Density Did Not Increase Fruit Set or Fruit Weight Compared to Open Pollination
Managed Bumble Bees (Bombus impatiens) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Caged With Blueberry Bushes at High Density Did Not Increase Fruit Set or Fruit Weight Compared to Open Pollination Open
Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) is an important crop grown throughout Florida. Currently, most blueberry growers use honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) to provide pollination services for highbush blueberries even though bumble be…
View article: Observations of insect visitors to Price’s Potato Bean (Apios priceana, Fabaceae) in North Alabama, USA
Observations of insect visitors to Price’s Potato Bean (Apios priceana, Fabaceae) in North Alabama, USA Open
Background and aims – Apios priceana is a rare flowering plant that can only be found in parts of the Southeastern United States. Little is known about the reproductive biology of this plant and only a few insect flower visitors have been …