Data on the interactive effects of insect pollination, weed removal and fungicide application on bumble bee foraging behaviour and faba bean yield Data on the interactive effects of insect pollination, weed removal and fungicide application on bumble bee foraging behaviour and faba bean yield 2024-430-1 SLU.ekol.2024.4.4.IÄ-11 https://doi.org/10.5878/z69q-bf06 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page Data on the interactive effects of insect pollination, weed removal and fungicide application on bumble bee foraging behaviour and faba bean yield Data on the interactive effects of insect pollination, weed removal and fungicide application on bumble bee foraging behaviour and faba bean yield 2024-430-1 SLU.ekol.2024.4.4.IÄ-11 https://doi.org/10.5878/z69q-bf06 10.1016/j.agee.2024.109159 Raderschall, Chloë Raderschall, Chloë 2016-00626 2016-00626 Swedish National Data Service Svensk nationell datatjänst Landing page integrated pest control integrerad bekämpning av skadedjur ecology ekologi crop yield ecosystem service pollination pollinering Farming Areella näringar Biota Biologi och ekologi Insect pollinators provide important crop pollination services but are declining in response to lack of diverse flower resources and exposure to pesticides. Despite increasing evidence that the benefits of insect pollination for crop production depend on other ecosystem services and crop management practices, investigations have mostly been limited to how pollination benefits are affected by insect pest control and soil fertility levels. We conducted a factorial cage experiment in 2021 in a field outside Uppsala, Sweden to test how pollination by bumble bees, manual weed removal and fungicide application interactively shape faba bean (Vicia faba) yield components, and how weed removal and fungicide application affect bumble bee foraging rate and behaviour (e.g. nectar robbing versus legitimate pollination). For this we used four treatments, cage with and without insect pollination crossed with with and without weeds. In addition, each cage was divided into two subplots, where one subplot of faba bean was sprayed with fungicide (Signum), and the other subplot was sprayed with distilled water as a control. We replicated each treatment seven times, such that the experiment consisted of 28 cages. We sampled pollinator visitation rate and behaviour during faba bean flowering, pathogen occurrence at crop maturity, weed biomass by species during peak biomass and crop yield at crop maturity. Each of these are individual data files, see additional information about data in the documentation file Metadata.txt. Vi genomförde ett försök med burar under 2021 på ett fält utanför Uppsala för att testa hur pollinering av humlor, manuell ogräsrensning och fungicidapplicering interaktivt formar skördekomponenter av åkerböna (Vicia faba), och hur ogräsrensning och fungicidapplicering påverkar humlornas födosöksbeteende (t.ex. nektarstöld eller legitim pollinering). För detta använde vi oss av fyra behandlingar, självpollinering versus insektspollinering korsad med och utan ogräs. Dessutom delades varje bur upp i två delytor, där den ena delytan av åkerbönan besprutades med fungicid (Signum), och den andra besprutades med destillerat vatten som en kontroll. Vi replikerade varje behandling sju gånger, så att experimentet bestod av 28 burar. Mer information om data finns i den engelska beskrivningen och i filen Metadata.txt. 2021-06 2021-09 Sweden Sverige Numeric Text A cage experiment was conducted in the field, and observational data on pollinator visitation and behaviour was collected. Data on pathogen prevalence, weed abundance and crop yield was also taken.A cage experiment was conducted in the field, and observational data on pollinator visitation and behaviour was collected. Data on pathogen prevalence, weed abundance and crop yield was also taken. Ett burexperiment genomfördes i fält och observationsdata om pollinatörers besök och beteende samlades in. Data om förekomst av patogener och ogräs, och skörd samlades också in.Ett burexperiment genomfördes i fält och observationsdata om pollinatörers besök och beteende samlades in. Data om förekomst av patogener och ogräs, och skörd samlades också in. ExperimentExperiment ExperimentExperiment Access to data through SND. Data are freely accessible. Åtkomst till data via SND. Data är fritt tillgängliga. openAccess Raderschall, C., Riggi, L. & Lundin, O. (2024). Insect pollination enhances faba bean yield more than weed removal or fungicide application. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 374, 109159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109159 Raderschall, C., Riggi, L. & Lundin, O. (2024). Insect pollination enhances faba bean yield more than weed removal or fungicide application. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 374, 109159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.109159 10.1016/j.agee.2024.109159 2024