A Review of Native Wild Bee Nutritional Health
Joint Authors
Leach, Megan E.
Drummond, Frank
Source
International Journal of Ecology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Declines in wild and managed bee species richness and abundances have been observed throughout Europe and North America in recent decades.
These declines have led to questions regarding pollination of wild and cultivated plants.
In response to these concerns, efforts towards the conservation of pollinators have been initiated.
Part of this conservation effort should be to provide the basic nutritional needs for bees.
Nutrition plays one of the most important roles in bee growth, development, and reproduction.
There is a large body of information regarding honey bee nutrition, whereas we lack nutritional information on native wild bees.
Our knowledge of bumble bee nutritional needs has increased since the introduction of commercial rearing and sale of certain bumble bee species; however, there is still a lack of basic nutritional guidelines such as minimum dietary needs of proteins, amino acids, lipids, and sterols.
The large difference in physiology and life history between honey bees and North American wild bees suggests that their nutritional requirements could be quite different.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Leach, Megan E.& Drummond, Frank. 2018. A Review of Native Wild Bee Nutritional Health. International Journal of Ecology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Leach, Megan E.& Drummond, Frank. A Review of Native Wild Bee Nutritional Health. International Journal of Ecology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172438
American Medical Association (AMA)
Leach, Megan E.& Drummond, Frank. A Review of Native Wild Bee Nutritional Health. International Journal of Ecology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172438
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1172438