Citizen science improves our understanding of the impact of soil management on wild pollinator abundance in agroecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Native bees provide essential pollination services in both natural and managed ecosystems. However, declines in native bee species highlight the need for increased understanding of land management methods that can promote healthy, persistent populations and diverse communities. This can be challenging and costly using traditional scientific methods, but citizen science can overcome many limitations. In this study, we examined the distribution and abundance of an agriculturally important wild bee species, the squash bee (Eucera (Peponapis) pruinosa, Hymenoptera: Apidae). They are ground nesting, specialist bees that depend on cultivated varieties of Cucurbita (squash, pumpkins, gourds). The intimate relationship between squash bees and their host plants suggests that they are likely sensiti

SUBMITTER: Appenfeller LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7064200 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature