Cultivation of pollinator-dependent crops has expanded globally, increasing our reliance on
insect pollination. This essential ecosystem service is provided by a wide range of managed …

Wild and managed bees are essential for global food security and the maintenance of
biodiversity. At present, the conservation of wild bees is hampered by a huge shortfall in …

Highlights• Through popular press and media, insect pollinators are becoming visible to
publics.• Learning about insect pollinators increases positive perceptions, decreases fears …

Land-use change and habitat loss have profoundly disturbed the resource availability for
many organisms in farmlands, including bees. To counteract the resulting decline of bees …

Worldwide, the use of managed bees for crop pollination and honey production has
increased dramatically. Concerns about the pressures of these increases on native …

Highlights•Over 80 different species of bees have been introduced around the world.•Non-
native bees range from solitary to social, and managed to unmanaged.•There exists a …

Many parts of the globe experience severe losses and fragmentation of habitats, affecting
the self-sustainability of pollinator populations. A number of bee species coexist as wild and …

Highlights•Despite growing awareness, pollinators still face mounting threats.•Honey bees
are the most important but least imperilled crop pollinator.•Honey bee popularity can be …

Most bacterial species encompass strains with vastly different gene content. Strain diversity
in microbial communities is therefore considered to be of functional importance. Yet little is …

Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) are one of the most important pollinators of agricultural
crops and wild plants. Despite the growth in the availability of sequence data for honey …