Bee and non-bee pollinator importance for local food security

REQUIER, FABRICE; PÉREZ-MÉNDEZ, NÉSTOR; ANDERSSON, GEORG K. S.; BLAREAU, ELSA; MERLE, ISABELLE; GARIBALDI, LUCAS A.

TRENDS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION - TREE

ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2023

0169-5347

Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination42 of locally important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We43 reviewed the diversity, conservation status, and role of bee and non-bee pollinators44 in 83 different crops described either as important for the global food market or of45 local importance. Bees are the most commonly recorded crop floral visitors.46 However, non-bee pollinators are frequently recorded visitors to crops of local47 importance. Non-bee pollinators in tropical ecosystems include nocturnal insects,48 bats and birds. Importantly, nocturnal pollinators are neglected in current diurnal49 oriented research and are experiencing declines. Integrating non-bee pollinators into50 scientific studies and conservation agenda is urgently required for more sustainable51 agriculture and safeguarding food security for both globally and locally important52 crops