Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance

Most edible crops require pollination to connect honey bees and fruits, and wild and controlled communities are an integral part of crop management (Tylianakis published online on 28th February) Perspective). Garibaldi et al. Hunters et al. (P. 1608, online publication on February 28) show that wild pollen vectors are also an important part of our crop system. Among the more than 40 important crops grown all over the world, wild pollinators increase pollination efficiency and triple bee fruits. Burkle et al. (P. 1611, published online 28 February) has recovered after one of the most comprehensive and early data sets on the plant-pollen vector interaction network, as well as climate change and landscape changes over 120 years Utilizing Plants - Pollinator Functional Data Historical data sets consist of observations of plants collected by Charles Robertson of Carlinville, Illinois in the late nineteenth century and the phenology of those pollinators, And interacts with the person. Many sites were revisited in the early 1970s and in 2009 and 2010 to collect similar plant pollinator data. The pollination function declines with the passage of time and the bees show lower visitation rates and lower fidelity to individual plant species

In many agricultural landscapes, the diversity and richness of wild insect pollinators has decreased. It is unknown whether this decrease will reduce crop yields or will be alleviated by controlled pollinators such as honeybees. Among the 41 crop plants in the world, we found a general positive correlation between fruit and wild insect flower visits. By contrast, only 14% of the systems investigated, visits of bees flowers significantly increased fruit. In general, wild insects pollinate crops more efficiently; increased wild insect visits resulted in an increase in fruits doubling the amount of bee visits. Since the approach of wild insects and bees promotes independent fruits, pollination is managed by bees and complements, not replacing pollination of wild insects. Our findings suggest that a comprehensive approach to integrated management of bee and combinations of various wild insects increases worldwide crop yields.

The results showed that access to wild insects increases the 100% pollination of the research crops. However, visits by bees only increased 14% pollination of the crop. In addition, access to wild insects doubled the fruit environment compared to bees. These results show that tame domestic bees can not compensate simply by supplementing the pollination service provided by wild insects. Our research shows that the loss of wild insects in agricultural landscape affects not only our natural heritage but also our agricultural harvest. On a continent with agricultural land, we found that wild insects continue to increase the number of flowers to match fruits and seeds to various crops and agricultural customs. Long-term, productive agricultural systems should include honey bees and habitats of various wild insects. Our research promotes the implementation of more sustainable agricultural practice

In many agricultural landscapes, the diversity and richness of wild insect pollinators has decreased. It is unknown whether this decrease will reduce crop yields or will be alleviated by controlled pollinators such as honeybees. Among the 41 crop plants in the world, we found a general positive correlation between fruit and wild insect flower visits. By contrast, only 14% of the systems investigated, visits of bees flowers significantly increased fruit. In general, wild insects pollinate crops more efficiently; increased wild insect visits resulted in an increase in fruits doubling the amount of bee visits. Since the approach of wild insects and bees promotes independent fruits, pollination is managed by bees and complements, not replacing pollination of wild insects. Our findings suggest that a comprehensive approach to integrated management of bee and combinations of various wild insects increases worldwide crop yields.