Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop

Abstract Pollinator decline is expected to cause significant reductions in food production and plant reproduction. Quantifying the impact of pollinator decline on food production requires survey methods that can identify insect and bee species responsible for pollination of specific crops. To addres...

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Autores principales:	K. J. Boyer, F. P. Fragoso, M. E. Dieterich Mabin, J. Brunet
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:636a4747e5e74f189869827493f0fa0e2021-12-02T18:50:57ZNetting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop10.1038/s41598-020-70518-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/636a4747e5e74f189869827493f0fa0e2020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70518-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Pollinator decline is expected to cause significant reductions in food production and plant reproduction. Quantifying the impact of pollinator decline on food production requires survey methods that can identify insect and bee species responsible for pollination of specific crops. To address this issue, we compared the effectiveness of two survey methods, netting and pan traps, at capturing the pollinators of alfalfa, Medicago sativa. Alfalfa is a major component of forage for cows and an important ingredient in chicken feed. We also examined bee species richness and diversity with these two survey methods, and compared these measures among three different colors of pan traps. Netting was more effective at capturing known pollinators of alfalfa, especially those belonging to the Bombus and Apis genera. Pan traps captured a higher bee diversity relative to netting and, like previous studies, each survey method and each trap color was more efficient at capturing certain bee genera. However, without a priori knowledge of pollinators, neither survey method could identify which of the bee species captured could pollinate alfalfa. We therefore recommend direct observations when the goal of a study is to identify pollinators or link pollinator decline to food production.K. J. BoyerF. P. FragosoM. E. Dieterich MabinJ. BrunetNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
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description	Abstract Pollinator decline is expected to cause significant reductions in food production and plant reproduction. Quantifying the impact of pollinator decline on food production requires survey methods that can identify insect and bee species responsible for pollination of specific crops. To address this issue, we compared the effectiveness of two survey methods, netting and pan traps, at capturing the pollinators of alfalfa, Medicago sativa. Alfalfa is a major component of forage for cows and an important ingredient in chicken feed. We also examined bee species richness and diversity with these two survey methods, and compared these measures among three different colors of pan traps. Netting was more effective at capturing known pollinators of alfalfa, especially those belonging to the Bombus and Apis genera. Pan traps captured a higher bee diversity relative to netting and, like previous studies, each survey method and each trap color was more efficient at capturing certain bee genera. However, without a priori knowledge of pollinators, neither survey method could identify which of the bee species captured could pollinate alfalfa. We therefore recommend direct observations when the goal of a study is to identify pollinators or link pollinator decline to food production.
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author	K. J. Boyer F. P. Fragoso M. E. Dieterich Mabin J. Brunet
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title	Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop
title_short	Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop
title_full	Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop
title_fullStr	Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop
title_full_unstemmed	Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop
title_sort	netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/636a4747e5e74f189869827493f0fa0e
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Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop

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