What are the main pollinators of plants?

What are the main pollinators of plants?

Species of bees, beetles, flies, wasps, thrips, butterflies and moths are all successful pollinators. These insects make good pollinators because they share two important features: They fly, and so are capable of visiting many plants in a relatively short amount of time.

What are the most common pollinators?

Insects (bees, wasps, moths, butterflies, flies, beetles) are the most common pollinators, but as many as 1,500 species of vertebrates such as birds and mammals serve as pollinators, including hummingbirds, perching birds, flying foxes, fruit bats, possums, lemurs and even a lizard (gecko) (Ingram et al., 1996).

Which pollinators are most important to agriculture?

Top 10 Pollinators in Agriculture

• Wild honey bees. Native honey bees are the most commonly known pollinator.
• Managed bees. Wild honey bees are not the only pollinating bee species.
• Bumble bees. Commercial beekeepers also use bumble bees to help farmers pollinate their crops.
• Other bee species.
• Butterflies.
• Moths.
• Wasps.
• Other Insects.

What type of bee pollinates the most?

Among the wild bees, the common Eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) made the greatest contribution to crops, supplying pollination services valued at $390 per acre, on average, in the places where it was found.

What foods would be gone without bees?

Here are some of the crops that would disappear without bees:

• Apples. Surprise, surprise — the nation’s largest producer of apples is Washington State.
• Almonds.
• Blueberries.
• Cherries.
• Avocados.
• Cucumbers.
• Onions.
• Grapefruit.

What plants depend on bees?

As honey bees gather pollen and nectar for their survival, they pollinate crops such as apples, cranberries, melons and broccoli. Some crops, including blueberries and cherries, are 90-percent dependent on honey bee pollination. One crop, almonds, depends entirely on the honey bee for pollination at bloom time.

Do I need to pinch out my tomato plants?

It’s OK to pinch back indeterminate tomato plants as needed to shape them and keep them under control. Some gardeners pinch back the “suckers” that grow in the bend between a branch and the main stem, which results in larger tomatoes but fewer total tomatoes produced.