Bumblebees, Humble Pollinators or Assiduous Invaders? A Population Comparison of Foraging Performance in Bombus terrestris
Thomas C. Ings, Juliette Schikora and Lars Chittka
Oecologia , Vol. 144, No. 3 (Jul., 2005) , pp. 508-516
Published by: Springer in cooperation with International Association for Ecology
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20062355
In this article, Ings and his group compares the foraging performance of groups of a bumblebee species from different regions in Europe in both their native and non-native environment. What they ended up finding is that the introduced bumblebee group always outperformed the native bumblebee group. What I found most helpful from this study is that introduced bees, especially social ones, will always out compete the native bees in the area. Ings et. al also discusses that there should be more regulation in transporting non-native bumblebees, even though they are of the same species. While I did not find much of helpful information in the actual research process, the introduction and the discussion part of this article added insight to additional ways we can conserve bees. In this case, regulation of bees of the same species but different region adds a level of difficulty.
A Method of Mass Colonization of Native Bees in Artificial Substrate
Dorothy G. May and Karl A. Stockhammer
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society , Vol. 41, No. 3 (Jul., 1968) , pp. 339-341
Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25083719
A short article on observing native bee species in an artificially made nest. I didn't take much from this article. The fact that this article was published in 1968 and that there has been not much of artificial containment of native bees nowadays must mean that this method of colonizing native bees must not be the most ideal. At first glance however, the idea of being able to observe how a native bee lives its life from a clear plexiglass seems very beneficial to research.
Native bees mediate long-distance pollen dispersal in a shade coffee landscape mosaic
Shalene Jha, Christopher W. Dick and Rodolfo Dirzo
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , Vol. 107, No. 31 (August 3, 2010) , pp. 13760-13764
Published by: National Academy of Sciences
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25708798
In this article, Shalene Jha and her team conduct a research on how native bees can impact a diverse habitat of coffee trees. In the results, it shows that native bees provide specialized pollination towards the tree species, increase the amount of coffee produced by these trees, as well as maintain genetic diversity with the habitat. Much of it has to do with the native bees' ability to buzz pollinate. This article definitely shows the importance of native bees in our habitats, and that they should be utilized more instead of introduced species like the honeybee.
Impacts of Logging on Midsummer Diversity of Native Bees (Apoidea) in a Northern Hardwood Forest
W. L. Romey, J. S. Ascher, D. A. Powell and M. Yanek
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society , Vol. 80, No. 4 (Oct., 2007) , pp. 327-338
Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25086399
This article studies the impacts of logging towards native bee species living there. Surprisingly, native bee species flourish when forests are logged just a bit. This is because it provides new homes for some of the log-nesting bees. This brings new light towards the general idea of conservation because there are people who want to stop all forest loggings, yet doing it in moderation can actually help flourish the species residing there.
Foraging Ecology of Bees in an Old Field
Howard S. Ginsberg
Ecology , Vol. 64, No. 1 (Feb., 1983) , pp. 165-175
Published by: Ecological Society of America
Article DOI: 10.2307/1937338
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1937338
Though I only read the abstract, this article seems to observe the foraging behaviors of different species of bees in an old, abandoned field in Ithaca, NY. The foraging behaviors of some bees tended to coincide with the bloom times of certain flowers. However, with the introduction of the honeybee, native bees were out competed of certain flowers like the apple flower, but also partitioned resources with the native bees in others. What I took most from reading this was that bees are able to coexist one another, it's only when there's a diverse range of plant species that the bees can forage from.
Effects of Cultivation and Proximity to Natural Habitat on Ground-Nesting Native Bees in California Sunflower Fields
John Kim, Neal Williams and Claire Kremen
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society , Vol. 79, No. 4 (Oct., 2006) , pp. 309-320
Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25086342
Contrasting Bee Foraging in Response to Resource Scale and Local Habitat Management
Shalene Jha and John H. Vandermeer
Oikos , Vol. 118, Fasc. 8 (Aug., 2009) , pp. 1174-1180
Published by: Wiley on behalf of Nordic Society Oikos
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40235433
Competitive Interactions between the Invasive European Honey Bee and Native Bumble Bees
Diane Thomson
Ecology , Vol. 85, No. 2 (Feb., 2004) , pp. 458-470
Published by: Ecological Society of America
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3450210
Competition for Nectar between Introduced Honey Bees and Native North American Bees and Ants
William M. Schaffer, David W. Zeh, Stephen L. Buchmann, Suzanne Kleinhans, M. Valentine Schaffer and Jeb Antrim
Ecology , Vol. 64, No. 3 (Jun., 1983) , pp. 564-577
Published by: Ecological Society of America
Article DOI: 10.2307/1939976
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1939976
Can Commercially Imported Bumble Bees Out-Compete Their Native Conspecifics?
T. C. Ings, N. L. Ward and L. Chittka
Journal of Applied Ecology , Vol. 43, No. 5 (Oct., 2006) , pp. 940-948
Published by: British Ecological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3838474
Thomas C. Ings, Juliette Schikora and Lars Chittka
Oecologia , Vol. 144, No. 3 (Jul., 2005) , pp. 508-516
Published by: Springer in cooperation with International Association for Ecology
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20062355
In this article, Ings and his group compares the foraging performance of groups of a bumblebee species from different regions in Europe in both their native and non-native environment. What they ended up finding is that the introduced bumblebee group always outperformed the native bumblebee group. What I found most helpful from this study is that introduced bees, especially social ones, will always out compete the native bees in the area. Ings et. al also discusses that there should be more regulation in transporting non-native bumblebees, even though they are of the same species. While I did not find much of helpful information in the actual research process, the introduction and the discussion part of this article added insight to additional ways we can conserve bees. In this case, regulation of bees of the same species but different region adds a level of difficulty.
A Method of Mass Colonization of Native Bees in Artificial Substrate
Dorothy G. May and Karl A. Stockhammer
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society , Vol. 41, No. 3 (Jul., 1968) , pp. 339-341
Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25083719
A short article on observing native bee species in an artificially made nest. I didn't take much from this article. The fact that this article was published in 1968 and that there has been not much of artificial containment of native bees nowadays must mean that this method of colonizing native bees must not be the most ideal. At first glance however, the idea of being able to observe how a native bee lives its life from a clear plexiglass seems very beneficial to research.
Native bees mediate long-distance pollen dispersal in a shade coffee landscape mosaic
Shalene Jha, Christopher W. Dick and Rodolfo Dirzo
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America , Vol. 107, No. 31 (August 3, 2010) , pp. 13760-13764
Published by: National Academy of Sciences
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25708798
In this article, Shalene Jha and her team conduct a research on how native bees can impact a diverse habitat of coffee trees. In the results, it shows that native bees provide specialized pollination towards the tree species, increase the amount of coffee produced by these trees, as well as maintain genetic diversity with the habitat. Much of it has to do with the native bees' ability to buzz pollinate. This article definitely shows the importance of native bees in our habitats, and that they should be utilized more instead of introduced species like the honeybee.
Impacts of Logging on Midsummer Diversity of Native Bees (Apoidea) in a Northern Hardwood Forest
W. L. Romey, J. S. Ascher, D. A. Powell and M. Yanek
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society , Vol. 80, No. 4 (Oct., 2007) , pp. 327-338
Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25086399
This article studies the impacts of logging towards native bee species living there. Surprisingly, native bee species flourish when forests are logged just a bit. This is because it provides new homes for some of the log-nesting bees. This brings new light towards the general idea of conservation because there are people who want to stop all forest loggings, yet doing it in moderation can actually help flourish the species residing there.
Foraging Ecology of Bees in an Old Field
Howard S. Ginsberg
Ecology , Vol. 64, No. 1 (Feb., 1983) , pp. 165-175
Published by: Ecological Society of America
Article DOI: 10.2307/1937338
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1937338
Though I only read the abstract, this article seems to observe the foraging behaviors of different species of bees in an old, abandoned field in Ithaca, NY. The foraging behaviors of some bees tended to coincide with the bloom times of certain flowers. However, with the introduction of the honeybee, native bees were out competed of certain flowers like the apple flower, but also partitioned resources with the native bees in others. What I took most from reading this was that bees are able to coexist one another, it's only when there's a diverse range of plant species that the bees can forage from.
Effects of Cultivation and Proximity to Natural Habitat on Ground-Nesting Native Bees in California Sunflower Fields
John Kim, Neal Williams and Claire Kremen
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society , Vol. 79, No. 4 (Oct., 2006) , pp. 309-320
Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25086342
Contrasting Bee Foraging in Response to Resource Scale and Local Habitat Management
Shalene Jha and John H. Vandermeer
Oikos , Vol. 118, Fasc. 8 (Aug., 2009) , pp. 1174-1180
Published by: Wiley on behalf of Nordic Society Oikos
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40235433
Competitive Interactions between the Invasive European Honey Bee and Native Bumble Bees
Diane Thomson
Ecology , Vol. 85, No. 2 (Feb., 2004) , pp. 458-470
Published by: Ecological Society of America
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3450210
Competition for Nectar between Introduced Honey Bees and Native North American Bees and Ants
William M. Schaffer, David W. Zeh, Stephen L. Buchmann, Suzanne Kleinhans, M. Valentine Schaffer and Jeb Antrim
Ecology , Vol. 64, No. 3 (Jun., 1983) , pp. 564-577
Published by: Ecological Society of America
Article DOI: 10.2307/1939976
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1939976
Can Commercially Imported Bumble Bees Out-Compete Their Native Conspecifics?
T. C. Ings, N. L. Ward and L. Chittka
Journal of Applied Ecology , Vol. 43, No. 5 (Oct., 2006) , pp. 940-948
Published by: British Ecological Society
Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3838474
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