>“Honeybees are not that important,” he said. I would just contrast this statement with one made by Mike Allsopp: Modern commercial crop production is increasingly dependent on managed pollinators (e.g. the introduction of honeybee colonies into orchards or fields to improve crop production), and less on wild insects living on the periphery of crop fields. The honeybee is regarded as the most important commercial pollinator, and although other bee species are also used for commercial pollination [alkali bees (Nomia); mason bees (Osmia); leafcutter bees (Megachile); bumble bees (Bombus)], *at least 90% is performed by honeybees*. Valuing Insect Pollination Services with Cost of Replacement www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0003128 *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html