Mounting evidence that managed and introduced bees have negative impacts on wild bees: an updated review.

ABSTRACT: Worldwide, the use of managed bees for crop pollination and honey production has increased dramatically. Concerns about the pressures of these increases on native ecosystems has resulted in a recent expansion in the literature on this subject. To collate and update current knowledge, we performed a systematic review of the literature on the effects of managed and introduced bees on native ecosystems, focusing on the effects on wild bees. To enable comparison over time, we used the same search terms and focused on the same impacts as earlier reviews. This review covers: (a) interference and resource competition between introduced or managed bees and native bees; (b) effects of introduced or managed bees on pollination of native plants and weeds; and (c) transmission and infectivity of patho

SUBMITTER: Iwasaki JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9387436 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature