Database of Pollinator Interactions

Perspective paper exploring the value of common but underappreciated or disliked plants to pollinating insects with a focus on ivy, dandelion and bramble. Some suggestions are provided on how to reframe societal perceptions towards their ecological value. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pa…

A new Data Paper in @ESAEcology: DoPI: The Database of Pollinator Interactions doi.org/10.1002/ecy.38… @The_DoPI @DaveGoulson @CalaCastellanos @profAndyP @britishbee @EvaCraneTrust #Bees #Pollinators #Habitats #Plants #OpenScience

New research finds weed species like ragwort and thistles can support a greater volume and variety of pollinators than many flowers recommended for pollinators like red clover and wild marjoram. @SussexUniPress @LasiBee @JAppliedEcology britishecologicalsociety.org/research-demon…

@BritishEcolSoc @SussexUniPress @LasiBee @JAppliedEcology @ragwortfacts this sentence refers to when the law is enforced (i.e. when a landowner is served notice).

@AskeBay I bought something that arrived damaged (before xmas!). I arranged return. The item was too big for the Post Office. The seller arranged collection by Parcelforce and received it 2 weeks ago. Still no refund. Status is - case closed as no tracking details. Please help.

@OpCentaur @GoldmanSachs Hi, great photo. Would you mind if I used in an article I am writing about ragwort? You would be credited of course. Cheers, Nick

More #ragwort removal with @GoldmanSachs #CTW2015 #richmondpark Thank you all!!!

@jake_fiennes Hi Jake, great photo. Would you mind if I used in an article I am writing about ragwort? You would be credited of course. Cheers, Nick

Raveningham Estate team building, all staff pulling #Ragwort! Some of the many factors of #environmental stewardship. Hoping to bale for hay and help those farmers who will be short of forage this winter #drought18

New data added - and they're mostly moth records! Many thanks to the authors for sharing @informed_enviro royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

This is a very bad idea @MandSnews: - honey #bees are not as important as wild #pollinators such as bumblebees - honey bees compete with wild pollinators for nectar and pollen - this plan could negatively affect pollinator biodiversity - honey bees are not endangered!

Trend for 'tree glue': marketed as environmentally-friendly way to kill moths and ants is terrible. This stuff is horribly dangerous to #bats that get stuck to it. If you want natural pest control, encourage bats! m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… @TheMontyDon @DaveGoulson

A paper from my PhD was just published in @JEcology where we show rapid evolution of #flowers of Digitalis purpurea in the presence of a new pollinator group, hummingbirds besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13… @CalaCastellanos

CarniDIET 1.0 was published today! 'But, what is CarniDIET', you ask? Well, we collated quantitative data on the diet compositions of the world's carnivorous mammals using (mainly) peer-reviewed literature and made this open-access for others to use 💩🦁🦊 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ge…

@MathewsFiona Let's not forget quantitative easing (aka money printing) and the inevitable asset inflation during the past decade.

Can we build our way out of a housing crisis? Probably not. Even 300k homes a year has minimal impact on house prices. Much deeper problems have to be addressed. insidehousing.co.uk/home/home/a-30…

Almost half of #Scotland’s species have declined in numbers since 1970, & 1 in 9 is at risk of extinction. It doesn’t have to be this way. We are asking #Holyrood 2021 candidates to champion Scotland's nature🌱#NatureChampion ow.ly/jNk150E8GDw

A new #openaccess article in @ESAEcology: Energetic efficiency of foraging mediates bee niche partitioning #Energetics #OptimalForaging #Bees #OpenScience doi.org/10.1002/ecy.32…

The call for #nature's recovery #petition has been signed by over 75K people 🥳! But #DYK we need 100K signatures to get a debate on the issue in #Parliament? So what are you waiting for, ask friends, family or followers to sign it NOW 👉 ow.ly/Rny250DW7nk #StateofNature

I'm proud to be associated with the newly launched Database of Pollinator Interaction @The_DoPI, hope it proves to be a valuable free resource for scientists, conservationists, & all interested in pollinators & pollination dopi.org.uk @JeffOllerton

After a tremendous effort led by Nick Balfour, our Database of Pollinator Interactions @The_DoPI is now live dopi.org.uk. Thousands of records on British plant-pollinator interactions in a single location. With @DaveGoulson & support from @britishbee & @EvaCraneTrust

So pleased to have supported The Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) which documents British pollinator-plant associations. dopi.org.uk @The_DoPI @DaveGoulson @CalaCastellanos @profAndyP @britishbee #bees #pollinators #habitats