In Journal of Applied Ecology - Despite the major role that insect pollinators play in crop production, agricultural intensification drives them into decline. Various conservation measures have been developed to mitigate the negative effects of agriculture on insect pollinators.
BeeGuards: è partito un entusiasmante progetto di ricerca europeo. Dopo un competitivo processo di valutazione in due fasi, il progetto BeeGuards è stato selezionato come uno dei due progetti di ricerca per il bando “Apicoltura resiliente” finanziato dal programma Horizon Europe (HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-02).
Good pollination is essential for fruit yield and quality. However, the population of bees (honeybees, wild bees), the primary pollinators, is decreasing. Pollinators are often present in too few numbers in intensive fruit orchards, also organic ones.
Mason bees, which fly at lower temperatures (4°C on) compared to honeybees, are placed into the orchards just before flowering to improve pollination.
The effectiveness of agri-environment schemes depends on scheme type, taxon and landscape. Here, we show how spatial scale, i.e.
Il Parlamento europeo ha approvato la risoluzione sulla "Strategia dell'UE sulla biodiversità per il 2030 - Riportare la natura nella nostra vita", che tratta dell'attuale crisi della biodiversità in Europa e nel resto del mondo, con 515 voti favorevoli, 90 contrari e 86 astensioni.
The study is published in the journal Insects. The Honey bees are of great economic importance, not only for honey production but also for crop pollination. However, honey bee populations continue to decline mainly due to exposure to pesticides, pathogens and beekeeping practices. In this study, total soluble protein was measured, total RNA was extracted and first-strand cDNAs were generated.