Could Disappearing Wild Insects Trigger a Global Crop Crisis?
Could Disappearing Wild Insects Trigger a Global Crop Crisis?
February 28, 2013
Posted By: Marina Koren
Smithsonian Blog
Insect pollination is crucial for the healthy development of our favorite foods, from apples and avocados to cucumbers and onions. Of the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the global population’s food, nearly three-quarters rely on pollination by bees. The rest need beetles, flies, butterflies, birds and bats to act as pollinators.
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