Mayara Ferreira Mendes, Guilherme Schnell e Schühli, Ricardo Luiz Vieira, Marcos Henrique Frech Telles, Marco Silva Gottschalk, Carlos José Einicker Lamas
{"title":"First Record of Zygothrica Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Species Infesting Shiitake Mushrooms (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler) on a Log Farm in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil","authors":"Mayara Ferreira Mendes, Guilherme Schnell e Schühli, Ricardo Luiz Vieira, Marcos Henrique Frech Telles, Marco Silva Gottschalk, Carlos José Einicker Lamas","doi":"10.1111/jen.13380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13380","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We document the first observation of a severe shiitake mushroom infestation by several native Neotropical <i>Zygothrica</i> species (Drosophilidae, Diptera) under natural conditions. This infestation occurred in an agroforestry model, a medium-scale, log-based shiitake mushroom production culture. The mushroom farm is located in the Campo Largo municipality in the state of Paraná, Brazil, within the Atlantic Forest Biome. Adult flies, both males and females, were collected in December 2023. This study represents the first collection of <i>Zygothrica parapoeyi</i> Burla, 1956, <i>Z. hypandriata</i> Burla, 1956, <i>Z. ptilialis</i> Burla, 1956 and <i>Z. paraptilialis</i> Burla, 1956 from shiitake log culture. This record underscores the importance of field studies on macroscopic fungal infestations in Brazilian forests, particularly those within agroforestry systems, and their potential economic impacts. In this context, we also propose some preliminary preventive management actions.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 2","pages":"266-273"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Liedson Tavares Carneiro, Jessica Nicole Williams, Daniel Andrew Barker, Gerardo Arceo-Gomez
{"title":"Individual-Based Networks Reveal the Importance of Bee Fly (Bombyliidae) Pollination in a Diverse Co-Flowering Community","authors":"Liedson Tavares Carneiro, Jessica Nicole Williams, Daniel Andrew Barker, Gerardo Arceo-Gomez","doi":"10.1111/jen.13373","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13373","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Flowering plants can be visited by a wide diversity of pollinating insects; however, the structure of plant–insect interactions for non-bee pollinators is not well-known, even though non-bee insects can play a central role in the pollination of many plant species. Pollination by non-syrphid flies, such as bee flies (<i>Bombylius major</i> L., Bombyliidae, Diptera), has often been underappreciated. Bee flies represent a diverse group of long-tongue nectar-feeding insects that are often reported as generalists who visit flowers indiscriminately. Here, we used individual-based pollen transport networks to assess patterns of individual foraging in bee flies over two flowering seasons in a diverse co-flowering community. Using this approach, we uncover the structure (e.g., modular vs. nested) of bee fly individual foraging and the degree of individual specialisation. We further evaluate the role of resource availability (floral abundance) and intraspecific trait variation (proboscis length and body size) in shaping individual specialisation. Overall, bee flies visited 20 different plant species. However, network analysis shows that individuals are more specialised and tend to partition the floral resource as reflected by the high degree of network modularity. Most bee fly individuals concentrate their foraging on only a few floral resources (two to four plant species) suggesting strong niche partitioning in this group of pollinators. This modular foraging pattern was not explained by differences in resource availability over the season. Proboscis length, however, was negatively related to the level of individual specialisation. Individuals with larger proboscis had larger foraging niches (less specialisation) perhaps due to easier access to a wide range of plant species with different floral tube sizes. Overall, our study reveals high individual specialisation and niche partitioning in bee-fly interactions, mediated by differences in proboscis length, and with important implications for pollen transfer dynamics, plant–plant competition and plant reproductive success in diverse co-flowering communities.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 6","pages":"845-854"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Binita Shrestha, Stephen P. Hesler, Linnea Meier, Dong H. Cha, Gregory M. Loeb
{"title":"Field Testing of 2-Pentylfuran as a Behavioural Control Tool for Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Raspberries","authors":"Binita Shrestha, Stephen P. Hesler, Linnea Meier, Dong H. Cha, Gregory M. Loeb","doi":"10.1111/jen.13366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13366","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), <i>Drosophila suzukii</i>, is a major pest of various soft-skinned fruit crops worldwide. We investigated an alternative approach to traditional insecticides to manage SWD. Previously, we have shown that 2-pentylfuran (2pf) reduced oviposition in raspberries in laboratory and small-scale field studies. Here, we further investigated the potential of 2pf as a management tool for SWD under more realistic field conditions. We tested the efficacy of 2pf under open field conditions in 2019 and 2020 using isolated plots of raspberries. For the two 2019 field trials, we used single raspberry fruiting inflorescences and deployed 2pf using a sachet for 48 h and 6 days, respectively, and assessed SWD infestation. We did not find any significant differences in SWD infestation in the 48 h trial but found noticeable reductions when 2pf was deployed for 6 days. In 2020, we randomly assigned treatments to an entire small, research planting of raspberries with different doses of 2pf (low, medium, and high) for both the summer and fall crops and recorded infestations. The low and medium doses of 2pf resulted in significant reductions in SWD infestation in field plantings when SWD densities were low (summer crop), but only the high dose reduced infestations when SWD pressure was high in the fall crop. Our study shows that 2pf has potential as a management tool for SWD under field conditions using a highly susceptible crop, but its effectiveness may vary depending on 2pf release rates and SWD abundance. Future studies are needed to test 2pf in combination with other repellents or with targeted insecticides.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 2","pages":"248-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate Warming and the Dynamics of the Invasive Box-Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis in the Suburbs of Basel (Switzerland) and in the Nearby Natural Box-Tree Forest: A 15-Year Study","authors":"Dénes Schmera, Bruno Baur","doi":"10.1111/jen.13381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13381","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The non-native invasive box-tree moth (<i>Cydalima perspectalis</i>) causes severe damage to ornamental box trees (<i>Buxus</i> spp.) and natural boxwood stands (<i>Buxus sempervirens</i>). Using two light traps, we recorded the seasonal flight activity and abundance of <i>C. perspectalis</i> in the suburbs of Basel (Switzerland) over a 15-year period (2009–2023) shortly after the moth's introduction to Europe in 2007. In each year, we also assessed the grazing damage and number of box-tree larvae in a nearby natural box-tree forest. We recorded two peaks in the number of <i>C. perspectalis</i> caught in the settlement area (2009–2010 and 2017–2018). Cross-correlation analysis showed that waves of <i>C. perspectalis</i> moths invaded the settlement area in the year after the peak years of forest damage. Moderate numbers of <i>C. perspectalis</i> were caught each year during off-peak periods. The outbreaks of <i>C. perspectalis</i> resulted in a complete defoliation of the box trees in the forest, after which the moth population collapsed. The slowly regenerating box-tree forest was recolonised by <i>C. perspectalis</i>, most probably from the settlement area. After the second outbreak, the box-tree forest did not appear to be able to fully recover, as moderate numbers of <i>C. perspectalis</i> larvae fed on the emerging new leaves. The annual mean temperature measured in Basel increased by 1.5°C between 2009 and 2023. During this period, the first <i>C. perspectalis</i> moths were caught earlier each year and the last moths were caught later each year. Thus, the duration of flight activity of <i>C. perspectalis</i> (all three generations of a year combined) increased from 13 weeks in 2010 to 20 weeks in 2023, indicating the impact of climate warming. Our study shows that the dynamics of <i>C. perspectalis</i> in the settlement area are strongly influenced by the presence of box trees in the adjacent forest.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 2","pages":"256-265"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laurent Plume, Pierre-Yves Maestracci, Marc Gibernau
{"title":"Insight Into the Diversity of Flower-Visiting Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in Shrubland Maquis Around Ajaccio (South-West Corsica, France)","authors":"Laurent Plume, Pierre-Yves Maestracci, Marc Gibernau","doi":"10.1111/jen.13379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13379","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With around 6000 species and 200 genera worldwide, hoverflies (Syrphidae, Diptera) are important and a diverse group of pollinators, second to wild bees (Hymenoptera). Here, we studied the diversity of Syrphidae visiting flowers in low shrubland maquis environments of three compensation areas in the Ajaccio region (Corsica, France). A total of 138 hoverflies visiting flowers were sampled representing 27 species from 16 genera. The subfamily Syrphinae was the most diverse in comparison to Milesinae or Eristalinae. The syrphid communities were dominated at 67% by seven species (<i>Eumerus barbarus</i>, <i>Sphaerophoria scripta</i>, <i>Chrysotoxum intermedium</i>, <i>Episyrphus balteatus</i>, <i>Syritta pipiens</i>, <i>Melanostoma mellinum</i> and <i>Melanostoma scalare</i>). Most of data reported here are new for the Ajaccio region. Loretto stands out from the other two sites with both a greater species diversity and specimen abundance of hoverflies recorded visiting flowers. With regard to the daily activity, flower visits by syprhids occurred mainly during the morning at the three studied sites, and flowers of Asteraceae were the most visited. Finally, hoverflies showed a marked seasonality since most records of flower visits occurred in autumn (from September to November) when other floral visitors are rarer or absent.</p>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 6","pages":"855-865"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jen.13379","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Z. Ahmed, John W. Roberts, Felipe N. Soto-Adames, Cindy L. McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne
{"title":"Global Invasion of Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Across Three Continents Associated With Its One Haplotype","authors":"Muhammad Z. Ahmed, John W. Roberts, Felipe N. Soto-Adames, Cindy L. McKenzie, Lance S. Osborne","doi":"10.1111/jen.13376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13376","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Thrips parvispinus</i> (Karny) is an exotic pest that has invaded many regions around the world in the last three decades. It was first detected in Florida in 2020 on ornamental plants (<i>Hoya</i> and <i>Anthurium</i>) in greenhouses and subsequently on ornamental plants in residential landscapes (<i>Gardenia</i>) in 2021. However, its first report on open vegetable field crops (<i>Capsicum</i>) in Florida was in 2022. We conducted field surveys and genetic analysis to answer three questions: (1) Is the population of <i>T. parvispinus</i> that invaded Florida the same as the one that has spread globally in the last few decades? (2) Is the host expansion to <i>Capsicum</i> in Florida a new population or the extension of the existing population reported on ornamental plants? and (3) What are the native and invaded distribution ranges of <i>T. parvispinus</i>? We analysed the genetic variation in the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase I (COI) to address these questions. The global genetic diversity analysis of <i>T. parvispinus</i> revealed 18 haplotypes (populations) worldwide based on available data, but only one population (Hap1) invaded three continents: Africa, Europe, and North America. Based on available data, the highest haplotype diversity was observed in India, suggesting India may be part of the presumed native range (South and Southeast Asian countries) of <i>T. parvispinus</i>. Our survey of retail plant stores across 10 Florida counties indicated that plant trade is the source of <i>T. parvispinus</i> in open vegetable field crops and ornamental landscape plants. The outcome of this study will assist with regulatory and management decisions of <i>T. parvispinus</i> in Florida and elsewhere.</p>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 2","pages":"237-247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jen.13376","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neenu Augustine, Anna Jose, Vikraman Sreekala Chinnu, Rajan Remani Rachana
{"title":"Unveiling Thrips (Thysanoptera) as Nature's Unsung Pollinators: A Survey From Obligatory Thripophily to Thrips as Supplementary Pollinators","authors":"Neenu Augustine, Anna Jose, Vikraman Sreekala Chinnu, Rajan Remani Rachana","doi":"10.1111/jen.13374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13374","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Thrips are minute, paraneopteran insects with diverse ecological histories and plant associations, encompassing herbivory, fungivory, pollination and predation. They are typically not widely adored insects as many species are regarded to be destructive crop pests and vectors of crop diseases. Nevertheless, certain thrips play a significant role in pollination as they traverse from flower to flower with pollen attached to their bodies. However, most studies on relationships between flowering plants and pollinators have overlooked the prevalence and association of thrips with flowers, and the pollination services were often incorrectly attributed to wind, bees or other agents. This is primarily due to the minute size and cryptic behaviour of thrips, their limited range of movement and minimal structural modifications to carry and disperse pollen. In recent times, the involvement of thrips in pollination was investigated by many researchers and their role was established partly or fully in several angiosperm families. Their role in pollination through specialised thripophily, as minor or secondary pollinators, or via ambophily is well-established now. The present paper reviews the evidence of pollen transfer by thrips, obligate and nonobligate pollination relationships between plants and pollinator thrips, evolutionary aspects of thripophily, morphological and physiological adaptations in thrips and floral syndromes associated with thripophily.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 6","pages":"823-844"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical Fingerprint Analysis of Volatile Components in Batocera horsfieldi Host Plants and Its Correlation With Climate Factors","authors":"Xinju Wei, Danping Xu, Zhiqian Liu, Zhihang Zhuo","doi":"10.1111/jen.13378","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13378","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>Batocera horsfieldi</i> is a major wood-boring pest in China's timber and economic forests, belonging to the order Coleoptera and the family Cerambycidae. This study headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) were used to analyse the volatile components of <i>B. horsfieldi</i> supplementary feeding host plants, and fingerprint profiles were established. The results revealed that the five plants contained 21, 18, 22, 16 and 17 volatile compounds, mostly terpenes, aldehydes and alcohols, along with trace amounts of furans, ketones and ethers. The terpene compounds were mainly monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. The results of hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) were consistent. Five common peaks were identified in these host plants, with (E)-2-hexenal, caryophyllene, (E)-cinnamaldehyde, nonanal, and 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadien-3-ol being the shared volatile components among the five plants. The mantel test, correlation analysis and grey relational analysis indicated that temperature and precipitation are important factors affecting the content of volatile components. These analytical results provide a basis for using plant volatiles as attractants to control <i>B. horsfieldi</i>.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 2","pages":"227-236"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chitra Shanker, Syed Z. M. Rizvi, Jian Liu, Anne C. Johnson, Geoff Gurr
{"title":"Tri-Trophic Interactions of Cabbage Cultivars, a Generalist Aphid, Myzus persicae (Sulzer) and the Braconid Diaeretiella rapae McIntosh","authors":"Chitra Shanker, Syed Z. M. Rizvi, Jian Liu, Anne C. Johnson, Geoff Gurr","doi":"10.1111/jen.13375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13375","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The tri-trophic interactions among five cabbage (<i>Brassica oleracea var. capitata</i>) cultivars—Copenhagen Market (CM), Red Acre (RA), Vertus Savoy (VS), Sugarloaf (SL) and Danish Ballhead (DBH)—a generalist aphid, <i>Myzus persicae</i> (Sulzer) and its parasitoid, <i>Diaeretiella rapae</i> McIntosh, were assessed. Copenhagen Market, known for its reported aphid resistance, recorded the fewest aphids (9.11 per plant; <i>F</i> = 6.50; <i>df</i> = 4, <i>p</i> < 0.01), followed closely by Red Acre (11.83 per plant), which was statistically similar. Upon aphid attack, all cultivars produced plant volatiles that influenced the attraction of the parasitoid, <i>D. rapae</i>. Copenhagen Market consistently showed a higher response across cultivar combinations, attracting 62.59%–67.50% of parasitoids. It also recorded a higher parasitisation rate (39.9%; <i>F</i> = 5.94; <i>df</i> = 4/20, <i>p</i> < 0.01) in a multiple-choice test. The results indicate that cabbage cultivars employ both constitutive and induced resistance, as aphid-resistant cultivars were also found to be more attractive to parasitoids. In addition to plant odour cues, factors such as plant colour, texture and host aphid kairomones can influence the orientation and parasitisation by <i>D. rapae.</i></p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 2","pages":"217-226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Windbreak Enhancement With Floral Resources Increase Pollinator Communities in Citrus Orchards?","authors":"Angela Chuang, Romain Exilien, Brett Blaauw, Tracy Liesenfelt, Kathi Malfa, Rachel Mallinger, Xavier Martini, Lauren Diepenbrock","doi":"10.1111/jen.13372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13372","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Agricultural practices and landscape simplification contribute to the ongoing global decline in wildlife. A more integrated approach such as cultivating flowering plants by agricultural fields can enhance wildlife habitat, especially for beneficial arthropods like pollinators. In Florida, citrus orchards are commonly bordered by living windbreaks, single lines of trees designed to buffer orchards from weather extremes as well as pest and pathogen movement. Although these windbreaks act as alternative habitats for residential arthropods, they can be improved with additional floral resources and vegetational complexity. In this study, we explored whether enhancing these field margins by planting flowering herbs, vines and shrubs would lead to higher pollinator abundance and diversity in citrus orchards in north and central Florida. We also investigated the role of naturally occurring wildflowers in attracting pollinators. We found that floral plantings by citrus orchard edges were utilised by pollinators. Cultivated blanketflower (<i>Gaillardia pulchella</i>) was particularly attractive to various wild bees, while commercially managed honey bees were primarily found on a common weedy flowering plant, Spanish needles (<i>Bidens alba</i>). We ultimately found differing patterns of pollinator activity in the adjacent citrus orchards across regions; while more bees, including honey bees, were found within the enhanced orchard compared to control orchard in central Florida, this was not true in north Florida. This study highlights the pollinator resources provided by wild flowers in and around orchards in addition to the conservation potential of cultivated, pollinator-friendly plants.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":14987,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Entomology","volume":"149 2","pages":"200-216"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143475613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}