Environmental drivers, spatiotemporal dynamics, and pollination effectiveness of insect floral visitors in Australian seed carrot agroecosystems

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 383; p. 109553
• Main Authors: Davis, Abby E., Schmidt, Lena A., Santos, Karen C.B.S., Rowbottom, Raylea, Lucas, Amy, Harrington, Samantha, Spurr, Cameron, Rader, Romina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.05.2025
• Subjects: agriculture; agroecosystems; Apis mellifera; bees; Carrot seed production; carrots; Crop pollination; environment; Eristalis tenax; Fly pollinators; Hippodamia variegata; honey; hybrids; insect communities; Lasioglossum; morphospecies; open pollination; pollen; relative humidity; species; temperature; Wild bees; Crop pollination; Fly pollinators; Wild bees; Carrot seed production

Hybrid cropping systems generally depend on insect pollinators to produce high quality yields. In this study, we identified the floral insect community of Australian carrot agroecosystems and evaluated how the location of plants within fields and select environmental conditions (temperature, relativ...