@article{fdi:010091630,
  title = {{S}emi-natural habitats mitigate the impact of food shortage on honey bees in farmlands},
  author = {{V}errier, {E}. and {B}retagnolle, {V}. and {A}upinel, {P}. and {D}ecourtye, {A}. and {H}enry, {M}. and {R}ebaudo, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {R}equier, {F}abrice},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}andscape simplification and the loss of semi-natural habitats are identified as important drivers of insect pollinator decline in farmlands, by disrupting the availability of floral resources and facilitating the occurrence of food shortages. {F}ood shortages can lead to accelerated behavioral maturation in honey bees, with potential consequences for colony survival. {H}owever, little is known about the magnitude of behavioral maturation mediated by to food shortage under real field conditions, and whether it could be mitigated by the presence of semi-natural habitats. {H}ere, we monitored the lifespan ({LSP}), age at first exit ({AFE}), foraging tenure, and foraging intensity of 1035 honey bees along a landscape gradient of semi-natural habitats in farmlands. {W}e found a clear acceleration of behavioral maturation of bees during the food shortage season, with precocity in {AFE} between 6 and 10 days earlier and reduced {LSP} by 5 to 9 days, with no effect on foraging tenure or foraging intensity. {W}e also found that higher proportions of semi-natural habitats mitigated behavioral maturation of bees by up to 6 days. {B}eyond the direct effects on adult bees, we found no delayed effect of larval feeding status on adult life-history traits or foraging behavior. {N}evertheless, our results strongly advocate the implementation of policies aimed at increasing the coverage of semi-natural environments (e.g., grasslands, forests, hedgerows) in intensive agricultural landscapes to support honey bee survival and pollinator conservation.},
  keywords = {{FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience of {T}he {T}otal {E}nvironment},
  volume = {950},
  numero = {},
  pages = {175309 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {0048-9697},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175309},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091630},
}