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ArticleScientific reports2023

Emerging threats and opportunities to managed bee species in European agricultural systems: a horizon scan.

Bryony K Willcox, Simon G Potts, Mark J F Brown, Anne Alix, Yahya Al Naggar, Marie-Pierre Chauzat, Cecilia Costa, Antoine Gekière, Chris Hartfield, Fani Hatjina and 12 more

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5 · Who and what money

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22 authors.

Bryony K WillcoxCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK. b.k.willcox@reading.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4306-1084
Simon G PottsCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK.
Mark J F BrownDepartment of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, UK.
Anne AlixCorteva Agriscience, Regulatory and Stewardship Europe, Middle East and Africa, Abingdon, UK.
Yahya Al NaggarGeneral Zoology, Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hoher Weg 8, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Marie-Pierre ChauzatANSES, Sophia Antipolis Laboratory, Unit of Honey Bee Pathology, 06902, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Cecilia CostaCREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment, 40128, Bologna, Italy.
Antoine GekièreLaboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.
Chris HartfieldNational Farmers' Union, Agriculture House, Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2TZ, UK.
Fani HatjinaDepartment of Apiculture, Institute of Animal Science, ELGO 'DIMITRA', 63200, Nea Moudania, Greece.
Jessica L KnappDepartment of Botany, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Vicente Martínez-LópezDepartment of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Christian MausBayer AG, Alfred-Nobel-Str. 50, 40789, Monheim, Germany.
Teodor MetodievPensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Francesco NazziDipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università degli Studi di Udine, Udine, Italy.
Julia OstermanNature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacher Str. 4, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
Risto RaimetsDepartment of Plant Protection, Estonian University of Life Sciences, 51014, Tartu, Estonia.
Verena StroblInstitute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Annette Van OystaeyenBiobest Group NV, Westerlo, Belgium.
Dimitry WintermantelNature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacher Str. 4, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
Nikol YovchevaPensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Deepa SenapathiCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Managed bee species provide essential pollination services that contribute to food security worldwide. However, managed bees face a diverse array of threats and anticipating these, and potential opportunities to reduce risks, is essential for the sustainable management of pollination services. We conducted a horizon scanning exercise with 20 experts from across Europe to identify emerging threats and opportunities for managed bees in European agricultural systems. An initial 63 issues were identified, and this was shortlisted to 21 issues through the horizon scanning process. These ranged from local landscape-level management to geopolitical issues on a continental and global scale across seven broad themes-Pesticides & pollutants, Technology, Management practices, Predators & parasites, Environmental stressors, Crop modification, and Political & trade influences. While we conducted this horizon scan within a European context, the opportunities and threats identified will likely be relevant to other regions. A renewed research and policy focus, especially on the highest-ranking issues, is required to maximise the value of these opportunities and mitigate threats to maintain sustainable and healthy managed bee pollinators within agricultural systems.

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Crops, AgriculturalPesticidesAgricultureAnimalsBeesPollinationTechnologyPesticides

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