VALOR Project

valor-project.eu

21 October 2026 20:41

🍏 Welcome to Kent, the “Garden of England” and VALOR’s UK focal region. This year, VALOR researchers from @uniofreading.bsky.social followed bees, hoverflies and birds from blossom to harvest. 👉Learn what they found: valor-project.eu/news/introdu...

iBartomeus

ibartomeus.bsky.social

19 October 2026 20:10

[new paper] Historical trends show more declining than increasing species among European pollinators www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... A very complete exploration of historical trends and their complexities. My take-home message is that we have a warning signal, but we can still reverse the declines.

JPE - Journal of Pollination Ecology

jpollecol.bsky.social

17 October 2026 20:41

As so often: size matters! Find out more about "The Ecological and functional value of nativebees in Avocado (Persea americana) pollination." by Pérez-Giraldo et al. : doi.org/10.26786/192...

Cristina Botías

cristinabotias.bsky.social

03 October 2026 19:28

Very happy to share our new study showing evidence that #Bombus terrestris may be a suboptimal host for #Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae. Molecular & histopathological approaches helped us distinguish DNA detection from active parasite development 🐝 🔬 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

VALOR Project

valor-project.eu

29 September 2026 21:27

🐝 In the Canary Islands, a passing bumblebee once meant news was on its way. Last week in Tenerife, VALOR researchers from @ull.es and @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social explored how local communities value pollinators and why island voices matter in EU-wide research. 👉 valor-project.eu/news/valor-w...