Food for insect pollinators on farmland: insect visits to flowers of annual seed mixtures

By N. L. Carreck, Ingrid H. Williams. Journal of Insect Conservation, 2002

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Social Psychology

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Dave Goulson
2. Richard F. Pywell
3. R. Isaacs
4. C. Carvell
5. John M. Holland
6. W. Meek
7. B. Blaauw
8. T. Wood

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. Richard F. Pywell
2. Dave Goulson
3. C. Carvell
4. W. Meek
5. M. Nowakowski
6. R. Isaacs
7. A. Jacquemart
8. I. Kaplan

In Social Psychology

1. R. Isaacs
2. Dave Goulson

Citations in the corpus

• Comparing the efficacy of agri‐environment schemes to enhance bumble bee abundance and diversity on arable field margins (2006, background): “Sowing a mixture of annual or perennial grassland species on arable field margins has been shown to overcome some of the above restrictions and significantly enhance the abundance and diversity of bumble bees and their forage plants (Carreck & Williams 2002; Meek et al .”
• Flower plantings increase wild bee abundance and the pollination services provided to a pollination-dependent crop (2014, background): “Wildflower plantings can provide pollen and nectar resources when the crop is not in bloom and, depending on the bee species biology, may also provide nesting habitat (Carreck & Williams 2002; Kremen et al. 2004; Heard et al. 2007).”
• Sown wildflower strips for insect conservation: a review (2011, background): “In a second experiment, Carreck and Williams (2002) tested a seed mixture of six species: phacelia (P. tanacetifolia); borage (Borago officinalis; Lamiales: Boraginaceae), buckwheat (F. esculentum), cornflower (Centaurea cyanus; Asterales: Asteraceae), mallow (Malva sylvestris; Malvales:…”
• Flower-strip agri-environment schemes provide diverse and valuable summer flower resources for pollinating insects (2018, background): “The number of Hymenoptera species observed was similar to other studies on European sown strips (Carreck and Williams 2002; Carvell et al. 2004; Aviron et al. 2009; Ebeling et al. 2011; Wood et al. 2017) and in European fields near semi-natural habitat (Le Féon et al.”
• Quantifying and comparing bumblebee nest densities in gardens and countryside habitats (2007, background): “Some of the management options, for example sowing wildflower strips, are specifically targeted at flowering-visiting insects such as bees (Carreck & Williams 2002; Carvell et al .”
• Drought stress alters floral volatiles and reduces floral rewards, pollinator activity, and seed set in a global plant (2020, background): “…it is being incorporated into conservation plantings for beneficial insects including pollinators as it provides both nectar and pollen resources (Carreck and Williams 2002, Pontin et al. 2006, Razze et al. 2016, Mallinger et al. 2019), and it is also widely used as a honey crop (Alekseyeva and…”
• Attractiveness of single and multiple species flower patches to beneficial insects in agroecosystems (2006, unknown): “Idris & Grafius, 1995, 1997; Carreck & Williams, 1997, 2002; Fitzgerald & Solomon, 2004; Pfiffner & Wyss, 2004).”
• Do sown flower strips boost wild pollinator abundance and pollination services in a spring-flowering crop? A case study from UK cider apple orchards (2017, unknown): “89 Such flower-rich habitats, if designed effectively, provide pollinators with a greater 90 diversity of pollen and nectar resources, and can increase the availability of nest sites 91 for wild pollinators in crop fields (Carreck & Williams 2002; Pywell et al. 2005; Russo 92 et al. 2013).”
• Assessing the value of annual and perennial forage mixtures for bumblebees by direct observation and pollen analysis (2006, background): “This suggests that annual mixtures should either be sown sequentially (Carreck and Williams, 2002) or include a wider range of forage species to benefit bees and other pollinators throughout their individual and colony lifespans.”
• Pollinator-friendly management does not increase the diversity of farmland bees and wasps (2015, background): “Carreck and Williams (2002) recorded only six species of non-corbiculate bees visiting annual wildflower mixes, representing just 1% (n = 223/21,841) of total visits by all bees.”
• Field responses of predaceous arthropods to methyl salicylate: A meta-analysis and case study in cranberries (2011, background): “Adult syrphid flies frequently visit flowers to feed on pollen and nectar (Cowgill et al., 1992; Carreck and Williams, 2002).”
• Plant biodiversity enhances bees and other insect pollinators in agroecosystems. A review (2012, unknown): “…is a diversity of nectar and pollen sources, it is important to consider the following when choosing plants (including selected weedy species) for the farm (Bohart 1972; Sheperd et al. 2003): Also, cropping systems can be managed to enhance environmental opportunities for insect pollinators.”