Requier Fabrice, Abdelli M., Baude M., Genoud D., Gens H., Geslin B., Henry M., Ropars L. (2024). Neglecting non-bee pollinators may lead to substantial underestimation of competition risk among pollinators. Current Research in Insect Science, 6, 100093 [8 p.]. ISSN 2666-5158.
Titre du document
Neglecting non-bee pollinators may lead to substantial underestimation of competition risk among pollinators
Année de publication
2024
Auteurs
Requier Fabrice, Abdelli M., Baude M., Genoud D., Gens H., Geslin B., Henry M., Ropars L.
Source
Current Research in Insect Science, 2024,
6, 100093 [8 p.] ISSN 2666-5158
Due to the increasing pressures on bees, many beekeepers currently wish to move their managed livestock of Apis mellifera into little disturbed ecosystems such as protected natural areas. This may, however, exert detrimental
competitive effects upon local wild pollinators. While it appears critical for land managers to get an adequate knowledge of this issue for effective wildlife conservation schemes, the frequency of this competition is not clear
to date. Based on a systematic literature review of 96 studies, we assessed the frequency of exploitative competition between honey bees and wild pollinators. We found that 78% of the studies highlighted exploitative
competition from honey bees to wild pollinators. Importantly, these studies have mostly explored competition with wild bees, while only 18% of them considered other pollinator taxa such as ants, beetles, bugs, butterflies,
flies, moths, and wasps. The integration of non-bee pollinators into scientific studies and conservation plans is urgently required as they are critical for the pollination of many wild plants and crops. Interestingly, we found
that a majority (88%) of these studies considering also non-bee pollinators report evidence of competition. Thus, neglecting non-bee pollinators could imply an underestimation of competition risks from honey bees. More in-
clusive work is needed to estimate the risks of competition in its entirety, but also to apprehend the context-dependency of competition so as to properly inform wildlife conservation schemes.
Plan de classement
Production animale [080PROANI]
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Zoologie générale [080ZOOGEN]
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Flore [082VEGET03]
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Agriculture, système de production, machinisme agricole [098AGRIC]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010091631]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010091631
