The buzz about native bees and flower fly populations in Norfolk County
Citation
Reynolds, S., Callaghan, C., Des Marteaux, L., Skevington, J., Raine, N.E., and Young, A. 2022. The buzz about native bees and flower fly populations in Norfolk County (Entomological Society of Ontario [ESO] Annual Meeting – Virtual)
Résumé en langage clair
Native pollinator diversity provides significant pollination services in many agroecosystems in Ontario and globally, with estimated economic valuations of hundreds of billions of dollars. My research investigates differences in pollinator diversity (in wild bees and flower flies) and abundance among three habitat types on agricultural land and aims to understand how biodiversity is affected by habitat type, patch size and connectivity. Preliminary results show an extremely high diversity of flower flies and bees in the Norfolk County region, as well as pockets of unusually high aphidophagous flower fly abundance. This novel data set can inform future policy and conservation efforts.
Résumé
Native pollinator diversity provides significant pollination services in many agroecosystems in Ontario and globally, with estimated economic valuations of hundreds of billions of dollars. My research investigates differences in pollinator diversity (in wild bees and flower flies) and abundance among three habitat types on agricultural land and aims to understand how biodiversity is affected by habitat type, patch size and connectivity. Preliminary results show an extremely high diversity of flower flies and bees in the Norfolk County region, as well as pockets of unusually high aphidophagous flower fly abundance. This novel data set can inform future policy and conservation efforts.