Editorial on the Research Topic Adaptation of Invasive Species to Islands and the Puerto Rican Honey Bee

ROSSANA GIORDANO; GALINDO CARDONA ALBERTO; ELVIA MELENDEZ-ACKERMAN; SHU-CHING CHEN; GIRAY, TUGRUL

Adaptation of Invasive Species to Islands and the Puerto Rican Honey Bee

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Año: 2022; p. 1 - 168

Honey bees critically impact global food security as pollinators in agricultural systems worldwide(Aizen and Harder, 2009; Potts et al., 2016). They are also considered one of the most successfulinvasive organisms, having been transported by humans to all continents except for the Arcticand the Antarctic. However, along with other insects, they are increasingly under threat byanthropogenic activities (Wagner et al., 2021). We explored the adaptation of honey beesintroduced by humans to the Americas.