Location: Pest Management Research
Title: Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponentsAuthor
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BEAUREPAIRE, ALEXIS - University Of Adelaide |
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HOGENDOORN, KATJA - Wageningen Agricultural University |
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KLEIJN, DAVID - Wageningen Agricultural University |
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OTIS, GARD - University Of Bern |
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POTTS, SIMON - University Of Reading |
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SINGER, THERESA - Utah State University |
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BOFF, SAMUEL - Ulm University |
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PIRK, CHRISTIAN - University Of Pretoria |
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SETTELE, JOSEF - University Of The Philippines |
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PAXTON, ROBERT - Martin Luther University |
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RAINE, NIGEL - University Of Guelph |
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TOSI, SIMON - University Of Turin |
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WILLIAMS, NEAL - University Of California, Davis |
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KLEIN, ALEXANDRA-MARIA - University Of Freiburg |
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LE CONTE, YVES - Inrae |
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Campbell, Joshua |
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WILLIAMS, GEOFFREY - Auburn University |
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MARINI, LORENZO - Universita Di Padova |
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BROCKMANN, AXEL - The Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research |
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SGOLASTRA, FABIO - Universita Di Bologna |
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BOYLE, NATALIE - Pennsylvania State University |
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NEUDITSCHKO, MARKUS - Agroscope |
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STRAUB, LARS - University Of Bern |
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NEUMANN, PETER - University Of Bern |
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CHARRIERE, JEAN-DANIEL - Agroscope |
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ALBRECHT, MATTHIAS - Agroscope |
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DIETEMANN, VINCENT - University Of Lausanne |
Submitted to: Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 11/15/2024 Publication Date: 12/6/2024 Citation: Beaurepaire, A.L., Hogendoorn, K., Kleijn, D., Otis, G.W., Potts, S.G., Singer, T.L., Boff, S., Pirk, C., Settele, J., Paxton, R.J., Raine, N.E., Tosi, S., Williams, N., Klein, A., Le Conte, Y., Campbell, J.W., Williams, G.R., Marini, L., Brockmann, A., Sgolastra, F., Boyle, N., Neuditschko, M., Straub, L., Neumann, P., Charriere, J., Albrecht, M., Dietemann, V. 2024. Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents . Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.009. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.009 Interpretive Summary: In recent decades, pollinators have been in decline both in abundance and diversity. One cause of decline is due to competition for resources and disease transmission between managed and wild bees. A need for more investigative research into these interactions and causes of declines are greatly needed in order to develop solutions that can be implemented. Thus, the multiple stakeholders involved will need to work together to create collaborations to help fill knowledge gaps and create solutions. Technical Abstract: Pollinators are crucial for ecosystem functioning, biodiversity conservation, food security and human well-being. The need to mitigate pollinator decline and promote the pollination services they deliver requires appropriate policies across multiple sectors. Among the suspected causes of their decline, resource competition and pathogen transmission between managed and wild bees are of major concern to stakeholders. These concerns increasingly can generate conflict among bee keepers, farmers, conservationists and scientists. We argue that the current scientific knowledge of potential negative impacts of these interactions on wild bees is insufficient to resolve the conflicts through contextualised, evidence-based policies. Existing studies of these interactions are limited in space and time, and typically do not consider the effects of managed bees on wild bee population sizes and genetic diversity, both of which are key to assessing long-term impacts. Potential negative interactions between managed and wild bees also need to be weighed against other stressors affecting bees. To prioritise mitigation efforts, we advocate increased communication and collaboration between stakeholders to fill knowledge gaps and co-create contextually relevant policies that integrate ecological and socioeconomic dimension. |