@article{levenson_metz_tarpy_2024, title={Effects of study design parameters on estimates of bee abundance and richness in agroecosystems: a meta-analysis}, volume={1}, ISSN={["1938-2901"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saae001}, DOI={10.1093/aesa/saae001}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA}, author={Levenson, Hannah K. and Metz, Bradley N. and Tarpy, David R.}, editor={Parys, KatherineEditor}, year={2024}, month={Jan} }
 @article{ruzi_youngsteadt_cherveny_kettenbach_levenson_carley_collazo_irwin_2023, title={Bee species richness through time in an urbanizing landscape of the southeastern <scp>United States}, volume={30}, ISSN={1354-1013 1365-2486}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17060}, DOI={10.1111/gcb.17060}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={Global Change Biology}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Ruzi, Selina A. and Youngsteadt, Elsa and Cherveny, April Hamblin and Kettenbach, Jessica and Levenson, Hannah K. and Carley, Danesha Seth and Collazo, Jaime A. and Irwin, Rebecca E.}, year={2023}, month={Dec} }
 @article{levenson_tarpy_2023, title={Planted pollinator habitat in agroecosystems: How does the pollinator community respond?}, volume={11}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1060834}, DOI={10.3389/fevo.2023.1060834}, abstractNote={Pollinators are important both ecologically and economically. Nonetheless, documented pollinator population decline threatens ecosystem functioning and human well-being. In response, conservation methods such as augmented pollinator habitat are becoming popular tools to combat pollinator losses. While previous research has shown added habitat can benefit bee communities, there are still aspects of the habitat implementation that require further research, particularly how this will impact bee communities in real-world settings beyond researcher-led efforts. In our study, we use a 2016 initiative mandating the planting of pollinator habitat on research stations across North Carolina, United States to act as an outdoor laboratory to investigate this exact question. From 2016 to 2018, we found significant increases in bee abundance and diversity. However, these increases depended on the quality of habitat, with areas of higher flower cover and diversity supporting larger, more diverse bee communities. Although the habitats positively supported bee communities, we found that resources within the habitats were lower later in the sampling season, highlighting the need of developing seed mixes that include late season resources. Weedy plants were documented to establish within the habitats, demonstrating the need for regular upkeep and maintenance of pollinator habitat in order to appropriately support bee communities. It is likely that planting pollinator habitat will not be a one-size-fits-all conservation solution, as bee species can respond differently to some habitat characteristics. Future long-term studies on pollinators will be important as natural fluctuations in bee populations may limit findings and many knowledge gaps on native bees still persist.}, journal={Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Levenson, Hannah K. and Tarpy, David R.}, year={2023}, month={Feb} }
 @article{levenson_tarpy_2022, title={Effects of planted pollinator habitat on pathogen prevalence and interspecific detection between bee species}, volume={12}, ISSN={["2045-2322"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11734-3}, DOI={10.1038/s41598-022-11734-3}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={SCIENTIFIC REPORTS}, author={Levenson, Hannah K. and Tarpy, David R.}, year={2022}, month={May} }
 @article{levenson_sharp_tarpy_2022, title={Evaluating the impact of increased pollinator habitat on bee visitation and yield metrics in soybean crops}, volume={331}, ISSN={["1873-2305"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107901}, DOI={10.1016/j.agee.2022.107901}, abstractNote={Agricultural intensification has significantly altered ecosystem functioning and aided in the reduction of global biodiversity. While agriculture requires increased reliance on animal pollination, pollinator populations have declined. To combat this, adding pollinator habitat into agricultural landscapes is increasingly common, but many questions remain about its functionality and impact on agroecosystems, particularly in pollinator-independent crops. Our study uses pollinator habitats planted on experimental research stations in the southeastern USA to evaluate their impact on pollinator communities within a nearby cropping system (soybeans) and the resulting yield. We found the species composition of pollinator communities within the habitat to be significantly different than the communities in soybeans. Even still, we identified more than 30 bee species visiting soybean flowers and verified that a subset of these species had actively collected soybean pollen. Bees from soybean fields planted adjacent to the habitat had more habitat pollen types present, while some species had more non-habitat types present when in the negative control sites. The presence of habitat had a positive effect on some yield measurements with adjacent soybean sites having 6.52% heavier seeds per plant on average. These findings demonstrate that pollinator habitat can be an important resource for supporting pollinators and highlights the importance of considering pollinator habitat in pollinator-independent crops, as they may still benefit from and be attractive to pollinator communities. • We investigated effects of pollinator habitat in a putative pollinator-independent crop. • Bee communities differ between soybean fields and pollinator habitat. • Bees visiting soybean flowers collected soybean pollen. • Bees in soybean fields far from pollinator habitat gathered more environmental pollen. • Seed weight increased in soybean fields planted near pollinator habitat.}, journal={AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Levenson, Hannah K. and Sharp, April E. and Tarpy, David R.}, year={2022}, month={Jun} }
 @misc{levenson_youngsteadt_2019, title={The Bees of North Carolina: An Identification Guide}, url={https://uncpress.org/book/9781469659022/the-bees-of-north-carolina/}, journal={NC State Extension}, author={Levenson, H. and Youngsteadt, E.}, year={2019}, month={Dec} }
 @book{levenson_youngsteadt_2019, place={Raleigh, North Carolina}, title={The bees of North Carolina : an identification guide}, number={AG-858}, publisher={NC State Extension}, author={Levenson, Hannah and Youngsteadt, Elsa}, year={2019} }