Invasive species may exploit a wide range of food sources, thereby fostering their success and hampering mitigation, but the actual degree of opportunism is often unknown. The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a parasite of honeybee colonies endemic to sub‐Saharan Africa. SHBs ...
Invasive species may exploit a wide range of food sources, thereby fostering their success and hampering mitigation, but the actual degree of opportunism is often unknown. The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethinatumida, is a parasite of honeybee colonies endemic to sub鈥怱aharan Africa. SHBs have...
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In addition, thanks to the mild climate in which they grow and the fact that much of their acreage remains undisturbed, they are the most biodiverse, providing a home for many more species than do the other two biomes. Temperate forests, meanwhile, are the smallest biome (accounting for 15...
However, the current main threat to European dry heathlands are the cessation of or improper management, in combination with atmospheric nitrogen deposition and eutrophication (Olmeda et al. 2020). As a consequence, many heathlands showed distinct shifts in their structure and plant species composition...
There are so many fantastic benefits of making your outdoor living space more bee-friendly. Check out these ideas to start your own backyard beekeeping!
Milky spore.Helps reduceJapanese beetle grubs, but is not effective for other beetle species. Encourage predatory species.Birds, ants, and wasps are natural grub predators. Warm-season grass.Warm-season grasses have an advantage over cool-season grasses since grubs prefer moist soils, so dry soi...
Pollination refers to the exchange of genetic material between plants via reproduction and is a critical process in the ongoing recruitment of new generations for many plant species. Urban forests are a significant habitat resource for pollinators, which primarily include bees (Anthophila), flies (Di...