By facilitating plant reproduction, pollinators perform a crucial ecological function that
supports the majority of the world's plant diversity, and associated organisms, and a …

Arthropods are the most diverse animal phylum, and their phylogenetic relationships have
been debated for centuries. With the advent of molecular phylogenetics, arthropods were …

Insects other than bees (ie, non-bees) have been acknowledged as important crop
pollinators, but our understanding of which crop plants they visit and how effective they are …

Terrestrial arthropods comprise the most species‐rich communities on Earth, and grassland
flowers provide resources for hundreds of thousands of arthropod species. Diverse …

Biodiversity loss during the Anthropocene is a serious ecological challenge. Pollinators are
important vectors that provide multiple essential ecosystem services but are declining …

Highlights•Wild and managed bees provide a variety of services for humans besides
pollination.•Honeybees, bumblebees, orchard-, cucumber and longhorn-bees are crucial …

Inferring insect pollination from compression fossils and amber inclusions is difficult because
of a lack of consensus on defining an insect pollinator and the challenge of recognizing this …

Demand for food is growing along with the human population, leading to an increase in
plant production. Many crops are pollinated by insects, so the global demand for managed …

Flower‐visiting insects (FVIs) are an ecologically diverse group of mobile, flying species that
should be protected from pesticide effects according to European policy. However, there is …

Many pollinating insects, across taxa and regions, have declined during the twentieth
century. Amongst the drivers of these trends, soil eutrophication and acidification caused by …