Protecting pollinators and our food supply: understanding and managing threats to pollinator health

H. Siviter, A. Fisher, B. Baer, M. J.F. Brown, I. F. Camargo, J. Cole, Y. Le Conte, B. Dorin, J. D. Evans, W. Farina, J. Fine, L. R. Fischer, M. P.D. Garratt, T. C. Giannini, T. Giray, H. Li-Byarlay, M. M. López-Uribe, J. C. Nieh, K. Przybyla, N. E. RaineA. M. Ray, G. Singh, M. Spivak, K. Traynor, K. M. Kapheim, J. F. Harrison

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Abstract

Global pollinator declines threaten food production and natural ecosystems. The drivers of declines are complicated and driven by numerous factors such as pesticide use, loss of habitat, rising pathogens due to commercial bee keeping and climate change. Halting and reversing pollinator declines will require a multidisciplinary approach and international cooperation. Here, we summarize 20 presentations given in the symposium ‘Protecting pollinators and our food supply: Understanding and managing threats to pollinator health’ at the 19th Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects in San Diego, 2022. We then synthesize the key findings and discuss future research areas such as better understanding the impact of anthropogenic stressors on wild bees.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5-16
Number of pages12
JournalInsectes Sociaux
Volume70
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This symposium was partially supported by a USDA NIFA conference grant to Drs. Kapheim, Harrison, Evans, Li-Byarlay and Giray. We thank the IUSSI organizers for substantial assistance in developing and managing this symposium. HS was funded by the Stengl-Wyer Scholars Program. AF was partially supported by an USDA NIFA postdoctoral fellowship and USDA NIFA 2022-67013-36285. JH was partially supported by USDA NIFA 2022-67013-36285. KMK was partially supported by NSF award 2142778 and USDA NIFA award 2018-67014-27542. HLB is supported by USDA NIFA award NI211445XXXXG018, USDA AFRI award 2020-67014-31557, USDA CBG 2021-38821-34576, USDA SARE NCR project LNC21-459. WMF is supported by the University of Buenos Aires (20020170100078BA), CONICET (PIP 11220200102201CO) and ANPCYT (PICT 2019 2438) of Argentina. NER was supported by the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) Best in Science grant (BIS201617-06), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants (2015-06783 & 2021-04210), the Food from Thought: Agricultural Systems for a Healthy Planet Initiative, by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (Grant 000054), and as the Rebanks Family Chair in Pollinator Conservation by the Weston Family Foundation. GS was supported by the project Stingless bees as effective managed pollinators for Australian horticulture funded by the Hort Frontiers Pollination Fund, part of the Hort Frontiers strategic partnership initiative developed by Hort Innovation, with co-investment from Western Sydney University, Syngenta and OLAM, and contributions from the Australian Government. MJFB’s contribution to this project received funding from the European Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no.773921

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© 2023, International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI).

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