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This dataset consists of eight tabs (the first four relating to Chapter 2 and the remaining four relating to Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6 of my thesis). All data related to this thesis was collected online from the Web of Science and Scopus search engines (Chapter 2), the CropPol and Rader et al. 2020 public databases, and in the field from Griffith, New South Wales, Australia (Chapters 3, 4, and 5), from the East-North Coast of New South Wales, Australia (Chapter 6), and from Northern Tasmania, Australia (Chapter 6). Each tab has an excel spreadsheet with data from each thesis research chapter, and the content of each tab is explained below: Chapter 2.1: A review of the life history needs of the larval and adult stages of crop flower-visiting flies (Diptera). This dataset consists of family, genus, and species names extracted from public pollination databases ('CropPol' or 'Rader et al. 2020'), the total number of searches the species name received from Scopus and/or WOS (Web of Science), whether the information for the diet and habitat needs were found ('Accessible' or 'Inaccessible'), the total number of larval and adult feeding guilds the fly may utilize ('Unknown', 'One', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four', 'Five', or 'Six'), whether the fly utilizes the same feeding guilds in both active developmental stages of life ('Unknown', 'Different', or 'Same'), and finally the dataset in which the species name was extracted from ('CropPol' or 'Rader et al. 2020'). Chapter 2.2: A review of the life history needs of the larval and adult stages of crop flower-visiting flies (Diptera). This dataset consists of adult fly life history information extracted from reviewed articles, such as the feeding mechanism (e.g., chewing decaying animal flesh, sucking blood, etc.), habitat, and feeding substrate of specific crop flower-visiting fly species. The quality of this extracted information is placed in two categories ('Validated in experiment', or 'Inferred (by authors)'). Chapter 2.3: A review of the life history needs of the larval and adult stages of crop flower-visiting flies (Diptera). This dataset consists of the larval fly life history information extracted from reviewed articles, including the feeding mechanism (e.g., chewing decaying animal flesh, sucking blood, etc.), habitat, and feeding substrate of specific crop flower-visiting fly species. The quality of this extracted information is placed in four categories ('Validated in experiment', 'Inferred (by authors)', '(Validated by) Expert', and 'Unable to access'). Chapter 2.4: A review of the life history needs of the larval and adult stages of crop flower-visiting flies (Diptera). This dataset consists of the data on the biogeographic host range of the species and was extracted from species catalogues, manuals, and websites (‘References’) managed by experts in the field of Dipterology. One species may occupy more than one biogeographical region. Chapter 3: Floral visitation surveys of insect visitors of hybrid seed carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) crop plants. Surveys were conducted up to three times a week during full bloom (22 November to 5 December 2021) at six sites throughout the day (05:00 to 17:00). Surveys were conducted along two, 10 m transects: one along the edge of the carrot field and an additional walk in the middle (> 30 m into the field). All transects were conducted walking slowly (1 m per minute when possible) between two rows of carrot plants (either ‘Male’ and ‘Female’ or ‘Monoecious’ and ‘Monecious’). The temperature and relative humidity was recorded using Kestrel® Drop D2 data loggers permanently deployed in a shaded location within, or nearby, all study sites. All insects were identified to the lowest taxonomic level using dichotomous keys. Chapter 4: Deploying habitat to support the immature life stages of eristaline flies (Syrphidae) in hybrid seed carrot crop agroecosystems. In a paired experimental design, two habitat pools filled with substrates (‘carrot’ and ‘soil’) intended to attract eristaline flies were deployed at 7 sites. The pools were placed between 15 November to 24 November 2021 and left to decay for 12 to 21 days. Surveys of the immature life stages (‘eggs’ and/or ‘larvae’) were identified and counted within the pools. The state of the larvae (‘first instar’, ‘second instar’, ‘third instar’, or ‘dead’) as well as the location where batches of eggs were laid within the deployed habitat were determined. Chapter 5: Effectiveness of fly and bee pollinators at pollinating hybrid carrot plants grown for seed. This dataset consists of stigmas collected after a single visit by one pollinator species. The first column is date the replicate was collected, the second column is the pollinator species, the third column is the duration of time in seconds the pollinator spent visiting the replicate, the fourth column is the number of stigmas mounted on the slide, the fifth column is the number of pollinated stigmas (at least one pollen grain touching the stigma), and the sixth column is the total number of pollen grains touching the carrot stigmas. Chapter 6: Efficiency of fly and bee pollinators at pollinating blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) and raspberry (Rubus ideaus) crop plants. This dataset consists of berries harvested after single visitation (one visit to a flower), unlimited visitation (allowed access to flowers in a small cage setting), and open pollination (scale of a farm polytunnel) treatments under field conditions. The first column is the unique pollinator ID, the second column is the pollinator species, the third column is the type of trial (‘Cage’ or ‘Field’), the fourth column is the weight of the harvested fruits, the fifth column is the number of drupelets per fruit, the sixth column is type of defect found in the fruit (’None’, ‘Progressive’, or ‘ Critical’) as per industry standards, and the seventh column explains the type of defect seen in the fruit (if any). 



The dataset consists of six tabs (each referring to a data chapter of the thesis). Data related to this dataset was collected online from Scopus research database (Chapter 2), and in the field from Lake Powell, Victoria, Australia (Chapter 5), and from the East-North Coast of New South Wales, Australia (chapters 3, 4, 6, and 7). Each tab has a spreadsheet with data from each thesis research chapter, and the content of each tab is explained below:

Chapter 2: A review of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) interactions with other pollinators. The dataset consists of information extracted from reviewed articles, such as the title of the article, the authors, the year of publication, the country in which the research was performed, the place of study (i.e., open fields, or enclosed areas like glasshouses, cages, etc.), whether the study aimed to test competition or not, whether the study found and/or discussed competition or not, the type of interaction (i.e., direct or indirect) between honey bees and other species, the main methods used to perform the research, the interacting species with honey bees, and the behaviour performed by honey bees during the interaction.

Chapter 3: Observation of birds foraging on raspberry orchards. The dataset consists of the number of instances insectivorous or nectarivorous birds were seen perched on cages containing brown blowflies, within a raspberry orchard block. The first column is the days since flies were released inside cages until birds were seen inside the same cages, column two is the number of observational hours on each day of data collection, the following four columns have the bird species name and the number of individuals of each species, and the last column is the total number of individuals.

Chapter 4: Effectiveness of brown honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta) in pollinating blueberry flowers compared to insect pollinators. The dataset consists of stigmas collected after a single visit by one pollinator species. The first column is the pollinator ID, the second column is the identification of the stigma sampled, and the last column is the number of conspecific (i.e., blueberry) pollen grains deposited.

Chapter 5: Pollen collection by honey bee hives in almond orchards. The data consists of pollen pellets removed from different hives placed in almond orchards for pollination. The first column is the almond flower abundance during the flowering season (measures were always taken from the same tree branch throughout the study period), column two is the day of data collection (11 days in total), column three is the apiary identification, column four is the hive identification, column five is the heterospecific pollen richness (number of species), column six is the abundance of heterospecific pollen, column seven is the weight of heterospecific pollen collected from each hive, column eight is the weight of almond pollen collected from each hive, column nine is the total weight.

Chapter 6: Impacts of protective nets on pollen flow in blueberry orchards. The dataset consists of analyses of pollen deposition on blueberry stigmas under different netting treatments. The first column is the blueberry plant variety stigma was sampled from, column two the orchard block identification, column three is the netting treatment (i.e., covered - block completely covered by nets, partially - block partially covered by nets with sides open, and open - no nets), column four is the week of data collection (seven weeks in total), column five is the abundance of blueberry flower within each block (measures were always taken from the same blueberry plant), column six is the conspecific pollen abundance, column seven is the heterospecific pollen abundance on the stigmas, column eight is the heterospecific pollen richness in the stigmas, column nine is the point of data collection within the orchards (i.e., edge or center), and the last column is the number of non-blueberry flowers present in the remnant vegetation surrounding the orchard blocks.

Chapter 7: Effects of multiple visits on pollen deposition in blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry flowers. The dataset consists of pollen deposition analyses after multiple visits by different insect taxa in blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry flowers. The first column is the sample identification, column two is the crop species (i.e., Rubus sp - raspberry, rabbiteye - blueberry, or blackberry), column three is the crop species variety, column four is the block identification, column five is the date of sample collection, column six is the row number within the block that the sample was collected from, column seven is the identification tag used for the sample during collection, column eight is the total number if visits received by the sample (i.e., stigma), column nine is the combination of species that visited the stigma (i.e., MX - mix of species, SB - stingless bees, HB - honey bees, CR - carpenter bees), column ten is the number of conspecific pollen counted on the stigma, column eleven is the number of heterospecific pollen counted on the stigma, column twelve is the richness of heterospecific pollen counted on the stigma, column thirteen is the total visit duration time in seconds, column fourteen to thirty four is the visit duration of each subsequent visit.