Bees aren't the be all and end all for crop pollination, study suggests

Farmers who used pesticides that spared bees but sacrificed killed other insects might be ignoring important sources of crop pollination, according to an Australian-led international scientific study. A plant ecologist said many crops -- including mangoes, custard apples, kiwi fruit, coffee and canola -- depended on non-bee insect pollinators such as flies, butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, ants, and thrips.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news