Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

BORIS DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
26621730
Description
Many of the world’s crops are pollinated by insects, and bees are often assumed to be the most important pollinators. To our knowledge, our study is the first quantitative evaluation of the relative contribution of non-bee pollinators to global pollinator-dependent crops. Across 39 studies we show that insects other than bees are efficient pollinators providing 39% of visits to crop flowers. A shift in perspective from a bee-only focus is needed for
assessmentsofcroppollinatorb iodiversity and the economic value of pollination. These studies should also consider the services provided by other types of insects, such as flies, wasps, beetles, and butterflies—important pollinators that a
re currently overlooked.
Date of Publication
2015-08-28
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Language(s)
en
Contributor(s)
Rader, R
Bartomeus, I
Garibaldi, LA
Garrat, MPD
Howlett, BG
Winfree, R
Cunningham, SA
Mayfield, MM
Arthur, AD
Andersson, GKS
Bommarco, R
Brittain, C
Carvalheiro, LG
Chacoff, NP
Entling, MH
Foully, B
Freitas, BM
Gemmill-Herren, B
Ghazoul, J
Griffin, SR
Gross, SL
Herbertsson, L
Herzog, F
Hipólito, J
Jaggar, S
Jauker, F
Klein, A-M
Kleijn, D
Krishnan, S
Lemos, CQ
Lindström, SAM
Mandelik, Y
Monteiro, VM
Nilsson, L
Pattemore, DE
de O Pereira, N
Pisanty, G
Potts, SG
Reemer, M
Rundlöf, M
Sheffield, CS
Scheper, J
Smith, HG
Stanley, DA
Stout, JC
Szentgyörgyi, H
Taki, H
Vergara, CH
Viana, BF
Woyciechowski, M
Additional Credits
Series
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - PNAS
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences NAS
ISSN
0027-8424
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restricted
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