Wild pollinating-insect numbers have been on the decline over the past century, primarily as a result of wide-scale habitat-loss and pesticide use. This loss has very important implications for the agricultural industry, as many crops are entirely dependent upon pollinators, without them crop yields would fall drastically. And now, new research from the University of Calgary has revealed that the managed honeybees typically brought in to help pollinate crops are considerably less successful doing so than wild insects are.
Read more at http://planetsave.com/2013/03/03/wild-pollinating-insect-numbers-dropping-agricultural-crop-yields-following-with-them-research-finds/#s2eHqVRm6FAQRzVB.99
