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Pollinators
What are they?
Pollinators not only include honeybees, but birds, bats, ants, wasps, lizards, and butterflies too. Pollinators carry pollen between plants, a process that fertilizes the plants so that they can produce fruits, seeds, and nuts.
Why are they important?
Pollinators are essential for ⅔ of the food crops humans eat everyday, and they contribute over $24 billion to the U.S. economy.
What is the crisis?
Both wild and domesticated pollinators have been in decline for decades. Honeybee colonies have declined from 6 million in 1946 to just 2.5 million today. Monarch butterflies have declined by 80% over the past 20 years.
If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, man would have only four years to live.
- Albert Einstein
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