Insects as providers of ecosystem services: crop pollination and pest control.

Kremen, Claire; Chaplin‐Kramer, Rebecca; Stewart, Alan J. A.; New, T. R.; Lewis, O. T.

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“…However, in Indonesia, hot pepper chili usually cultivated at open field where local farmer usually apply best seeds, extensive weed and pest control, and monoculture system in order to obtain high yield. Despite all of these efforts local farmer could not maintain sustained productivity since open field cultivation highly depend on climate condition and ecosystem services, namely, pest control, nutrition cycle, and pollination to produce abundant harvest and good quality fruit [2][3][4][5].…”

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“…In Indonesia, wild pollinator insects have not 2 Psyche yet received notice as important component of agriculture system even though some studies have shown the importance of insects as pollinator for some Indonesian perennial and annual crops [9][10][11][12][13]. Lack of understanding on function of particular insects as pollinator agents combined with common practices of synthetic insecticides, removal of wild plants, and destruction of nesting area through plowing significantly reduced population of wild pollinator [14].…”

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Application of Asiatic Honey Bees (Apis cerana) and Stingless Bees (Trigona laeviceps) as Pollinator Agents of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuumL.) at Local Indonesia Farm System

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2014

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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In Indonesia, hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) is one of the most important spices. Despite the fact that high yield cultivars and fertilizers have been applied to increase the annual production of this spice, local farming is always unable to maintain constant production. Studies to find the explanation of this problem mostly focused on pest attack while possibility of low fruit production due to lack of pollination was neglected. In this study, the effect of pollinator visitation to fruit set and quality was assessed by application of two local domesticated honey bees, Asiatic honey bees (Apis cerana) and stingless bees (Trigona laeviceps) as potential pollinator agents at hot pepper plantation. This study found that both bees had similar visitation rate while A. cerana spend less time in flowers. Visitation by A. cerana and Trigona laeviceps improved fruit set, fruit production per plant, average fruit weight, and fruit size. This result confirms the importance of cross pollination for hot pepper production and both species could be used as pollination agent for hot pepper. Advantages and disadvantages for each species as pollination agent for local Indonesia farm system are discussed in this paper.

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Application of Asiatic Honey Bees (Apis cerana) and Stingless Bees (Trigona laeviceps) as Pollinator Agents of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuumL.) at Local Indonesia Farm System

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2014

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology

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“…Most of this pollination is provided by bees (Hymenoptera: Apiformes), either managed species (primarily Apis mellifera) or a diverse fauna of wild species (Aizen & Feinsinger 2003;Klein et al 2007). Here we consider the contributions of wild bees to crop pollination as an ecosystem service (Kremen & Chaplin-Kramer 2007;. Wild bee species contribute substantially to the pollination of many crops including coffee (e.g.…”

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Are ecosystem services stabilized by differences among species? A test using crop pollination

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Biological diversity could enhance ecosystem service provision by increasing the mean level of services provided, and/or by providing more consistent (stable) services over space and time. Ecological theory predicts that when an ecosystem service is provided by many species, it will be stabilized against disturbance by a variety of 'stabilizing mechanisms.' However, few studies have investigated whether stabilizing mechanisms occur in real landscapes affected by human disturbance. We used two datasets on crop pollination by wild native bees to screen for and differentiate among three stabilizing mechanisms: density compensation (negative co-variance among species' abundances); response diversity (differential response to environmental variables among species); and cross-scale resilience (response to the same environmental variable at different scales by different species). In both datasets, we found response diversity and cross-scale resilience, but not density compensation. We conclude that stabilizing mechanisms may contribute to the stability of pollination services in our study areas, emphasizing the insurance value of seemingly 'redundant' species. Furthermore, the absence of density compensation that we found at the landscape scale contrasts with findings of previous small-scale experimental and modelling work, suggesting that we should not assume that density compensation will stabilize ecosystem services in real landscapes.

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“…Because biodiversity is often positively correlated with the provision of ecosystem services (Chapin et al 2000), it might also be beneficial to farmers (Kremen and Chaplin-Kramer 2007). Arable field margins with perennial vegetation can provide stable overwintering sites and alternative food sources for pollinators and natural enemies of pest organism (Tylianakis et al 2004;Schmidt and Tscharntke 2005).…”

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Invertebrates in field margins: taxonomic group diversity and functional group abundance in relation to age

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Sown, temporary field margins are a common agri-environment scheme (AES) in the Netherlands. Despite their wide application, though, there has been scarcely any long-term monitoring of the succession of invertebrates. In the field margins of 40 farms, invertebrate diversity and the abundance of three functional groups were assessed in relation to age. The diversity in terms of number of species groups was found to increase with the age of the margins. The abundance of herbivores and detritivores also showed a positive correlation with the age of the margins. However, the abundance of predators decreased with increasing age. Older margins showed a higher total vegetation cover and fewer plant species, also resulting in lower plant species evenness. We suggest several changes to the current AES regulations. For the conservation of invertebrate diversity, longer-lasting field margins are desirable. In addition, old margins are favoured by detritivores, a group that has particular difficulty finding suitable habitats in agricultural landscapes. However, such margins are less favourable from an agricultural perspective, as they appear unsuitable for high abundances of potentially useful predators and the high vegetation cover attracts many potentially harmful herbivores. To circumvent this, the AES might be extended by incorporating hay-making, which would reduce standing biomass and might lead to more predators and fewer herbivores.

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Insects as providers of ecosystem services: crop pollination and pest control.

Abstract: This paper discusses the global importance of pest control and pollination, crop pollination (by wild bee communities), pest control (by natural enemies, effect of landscape on natural enemies), and beneficial insects.

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Application of Asiatic Honey Bees (Apis cerana) and Stingless Bees (Trigona laeviceps) as Pollinator Agents of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuumL.) at Local Indonesia Farm System

Application of Asiatic Honey Bees (Apis cerana) and Stingless Bees (Trigona laeviceps) as Pollinator Agents of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuumL.) at Local Indonesia Farm System

Are ecosystem services stabilized by differences among species? A test using crop pollination

Invertebrates in field margins: taxonomic group diversity and functional group abundance in relation to age

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