Establishment and management of wildflower areas for insect pollinators in commercial orchards

Sown wildflower areas are increasingly recommended as an agri-environmental intervention measure, but evidence for their success is limited to particular insect groups or hampered by the challenges of establishing seed mixes and maintaining flower abundance over time. We conducted a replicated exper...

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Published in:	Basic and Applied Ecology
Main Authors:	Claire Carvell, Nadine Mitschunas, Rachel McDonald, Sarah Hulmes, Lucy Hulmes, Rory S. O'Connor, Michael P.D. Garratt, Simon G. Potts, Michelle T. Fountain, Dinara Sadykova, Mike Edwards, Marek Nowakowski, Richard F. Pywell, John W. Redhead
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-02-01
Subjects:	Insects bees Apidae Syrphidae agri-environment flower mix
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179121001729