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Risk to Pollinators from the Use of Chlorpyrifos in the United States
Pollinators are crucial species of almost all natural and artificial terrestrial ecosystems (Garibaldi et al. 2013; NAS 2007). While most of the world’s food supply, including important crops such as cereals, are mainly wind pollinated, more than three-quarters of angiosperms rely on animals for pollination and approximately 75 % of the leading global fruit-, vegetable-, and seed-crops depend at least partially on animal pollination. Most animal pollination is done by insects, particularly bees. In the United States (US) and Canada, the production of crops that require or benefit from pollination by insects is large. It is estimated that the pollination services of the European honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Aide), are worth over $15 billion annually to US agriculture, and the value of non-Apis pollinators to production of crops is estimated to be over $11 billion. In addition to helping ensure a diverse supply of food for humans, pollination plays a critical role in providing the basis for essential ecosystem productivity and services
Risk to Pollinators from the Use of Chlorpyrifos in the United States
Pollinators are crucial species of almost all natural and artificial terrestrial ecosystems (Garibaldi et al. 2013; NAS 2007). While most of the world’s food supply, including important crops such as cereals, are mainly wind pollinated, more than three-quarters of angiosperms rely on animals for pollination and approximately 75 % of the leading global fruit-, vegetable-, and seed-crops depend at least partially on animal pollination. Most animal pollination is done by insects, particularly bees. In the United States (US) and Canada, the production of crops that require or benefit from pollination by insects is large. It is estimated that the pollination services of the European honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Aide), are worth over $15 billion annually to US agriculture, and the value of non-Apis pollinators to production of crops is estimated to be over $11 billion. In addition to helping ensure a diverse supply of food for humans, pollination plays a critical role in providing the basis for essential ecosystem productivity and services
Risk to Pollinators from the Use of Chlorpyrifos in the United States
Reviews Env.Contamination(formerly:Residue Reviews)
Giesy, John P. (editor) / Solomon, Keith R. (editor) / Cutler, G. Christopher (author) / Purdy, John (author) / Giesy, John P. (author) / Solomon, Keith R. (author)
2014-03-12
47 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Refined Avian Risk Assessment for Chlorpyrifos in the United States
| Springer Verlag | 2014
Risks to Aquatic Organisms from Use of Chlorpyrifos in the United States
| Springer Verlag | 2014
| Springer Verlag | 2014
| Springer Verlag | 2014