Complementary insights from transect observations and palynological analyses on Andrena and Lasioglossum foraging in field margins by Giovanetti et al. out now! doi.org/10.26786/192...

Pollen limitation and dependence on cross-pollination in borage (Borago officinalis L.) in the Pampas region of Argentina by Matos & Devoto just published:
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"Utilizing natural history collections and data mining to assess flower associations and phenology of North American bees in the genus Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) subgenus Plastandrena" by Zabinski: a comprehensive overview of these understudied species - doi.org/10.26786/192...

Devlin et al. developed a novel method for detecting bees in time lapse images, called BeeSAM2. Figure it out in this new methodology paper: Detecting Bees in Cherry Flowers Using Timelapse Images and Foundational Models - doi.org/10.26786/192...

Assessment of pollination ecology of two understudied native mustards and the potential for interference from invasive garlic mustard by Wilhelm & Miller just published in JPE! doi.org/10.26786/192...

All good things come in threes! Another new article out by Scally et al. on the Effect of honey bees (Apis mellifera) and wild insect pollination on rapeseed (Brassica napus) yield in the Argentine Pampas. doi.org/10.26786/192...

Pollination success in apples is dependent upon wild bees and orchard design - second article published today by Vassvik et al. doi.org/10.26786/192...

Perspective matters: "Disentangling effects of flower symmetry and orientation on pollination - Saxifraga as a study case" - publication by Wiegel & Lunau just online now!
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Specific interactions on islands: Saldivar et al. report that "Endemic Castilleja grisea support diverse floral-visitor assemblages with implications for promoting local plant communities" - just published! doi.org/10.26786/192...

A nice experimental study by Torices et al. is just out now on the "Influence of group size and floral display on pollinator behaviour in Moricandia arvensis" - this publication (early view) is part of the Joint SCAPE special issue with the Nordic Journal of Botany!
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A new note on methodology by Gonzales-Vaquero et al. on "Curation and standardisation of plant–pollinator interaction data under FAIR principles: experience from Pampean agroecosystems" has just been published in JPE:
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FIT for purpose? Sampling Bees in Flowering Canopies with Flight Interception Traps (FITs) by Krahner et al. provides methodological advice on how to best sample pollinators in tree canopies. doi.org/10.26786/192...

JPE starts with fantastic news in 2026!

We are proud to tell you that the Journal of Pollination Ecology has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science and will receive and impact factor!!!

Dark is the clue: New article by Farminhão & Castro: Visual attraction cues associated with tachinid pollination: insights from colour variation in Succisella microcephala (Caprifoliaceae) - doi.org/10.26786/192...

And another freshly published article by van Kolfschoten & Vallejo-Marín: Getting hooked? Testing the function of anther spurs in Vaccinium myrtillus: doi.org/10.26786/192...

Managed honeybees affect the foraging behaviour of bumblebees in Geranium sylvaticum - new study out by Soininen et al.: doi.org/10.26786/192...

Testing the pollen competition hypothesis - new article published by Yu & Muchhala: Greater number of pollen donors improves female reproductive success but not progeny vigour in Allium stellatum - doi.org/10.26786/192...

Discover a new data paper by Barberis, Bitonto, Costantino et al. where they make "Insect-flower interactions in the Mediterranean area: a Citizen Science dataset collated within the Life4Pollinators project" available: doi.org/10.26786/192...

Bumble bee colony health is diminished in a mesotunnel enclosure planted with a cucurbit monoculture crop - New publication out by Gauger et al. doi.org/10.26786/192...

New publication: Pollination facilitation and temporal changes of plant-floral visitor network in a serpentine shrubwood of Cuba by Alameda et al. doi.org/10.26786/192...

"The fate of pollen in two morphologically contrasting buzz-pollinated Solanum flowers" by Vasquez-Castro et al. freshly published! doi.org/10.26786/192...

Extremely interesting opinion piece by MacIvor & Irwin on "Mail-order solitary bee cocoons as a gateway for biological invasion": doi.org/10.26786/192...

The second one comes from India, looking at Bee diversity in apple orchards of the Lower Himalaya: research synthesis, a new field study, and future needs - by Virkar et al.: doi.org/10.26786/192...

Two new papers out from very different regions: the first one investigates how Timing of flowering affects pollination of Viburnum edule in Alaskan boreal forest by Kornhauser & Mulder: doi.org/10.26786/192...

Paying attention to the correct sequence of numbers is important! Find out why in this freshly published paper by Symington & Rockx: A pervasive typographical error in an equation for calculating nectar density is likely to have limited consequences - doi.org/10.26786/192...

An exceptionally rich issue just published in JPE, with a wide variety of high-quality articles, 3 methodology papers with potential to become standard ref. & thought-provoking commentaries to spark discussion on pollinator monitoring: www.pollinationecology.org/index.php/jp...

An exceptionally rich issue just published in JPE, with a wide variety of high-quality articles, 3 methodology papers with potential to become standard ref. & thought-provoking commentaries to spark discussion on pollinator monitoring: www.pollinationecology.org/index.php/jp...

The response by Potts et al. to the comment published yesterday (Krahner et al.) is now online as well! :
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And here is a comment by Krahner et al. on the Proposal for an EU Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (EUPoMS), where they ask for explaining the exclusion of pan traps: doi.org/10.26786/192...

A new article in JPE by Visser et al. compares citizen science and academic surveys: doi.org/10.26786/192...