Bee and non-bee pollinator importance for local food security

Fil: Requier, Fabrice. Université Paris-Saclay. CNRS. IRD. UMR Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie. Francia. Fil: Pérez-Méndez, Nestor. IRTA-Amposta. España. Fil: Andersson, Georg K. S. Lund University. Centre for Environmental and Climate Research. Suecia. Fil: Blareau, Elsa. Université Paris-Saclay. CNRS. IRD. UMR Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie. Francia. Fil: Merle, Isabelle. Université Paris-Saclay. CNRS. IRD. UMR Évolution, Génomes, Comportement et Écologie. Francia. Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina. Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural. Río Negro, Argentina. Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity, conservation status, and role of bee and non-bee pollinators in 83 different crops described either as important for the global food market or of local importance. Bees are the most commonly recorded crop floral visitors. However, non-bee pollinators are frequently recorded visitors to crops of local importance. Non-bee pollinators in tropical ecosystems include nocturnal insects, bats, and birds. Importantly, nocturnal pollinators are neglected in current diurnal-oriented research and are experiencing declines. The integration of non-bee pollinators into scientific studies and conservation agenda is urgently required for more sustainable agriculture and safeguarding food security for both globally and locally important crops.