Attractiveness of sown wildflower strips to flower-visiting insects depends on seed mixture and establishment success

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 56; pp. 401 - 415
• Main Authors: Scheper, Jeroen, Bukovinszky, Tibor, Huigens, Martinus E., Kleijn, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Agri-environmental measures; Apiaceae; applied ecology; biodiversity; Bumblebees; Butterflies; Fabaceae; Flower plantings; flowers; habitats; Hoverflies; natural enemies; Netherlands; Pest control; Pollination; seed mixtures; Syrphidae; vegetation; wild flowers; Netherlands; Flower plantings; Agri-environmental measures; Bumblebees; Pest control; Hoverflies; Butterflies; Pollination

Establishing wildflower strips has been suggested as an effective measure to promote pollination services, pest control or general insect biodiversity, but little is known about the integration of these different objectives when selecting flower seed mixtures. In ten agricultural landscapes in the N...