Positive and Negative Impacts of Non-Native Bee Species around the World.

ABSTRACT: Though they are relatively understudied, non-native bees are ubiquitous and have enormous potential economic and environmental impacts. These impacts may be positive or negative, and are often unquantified. In this manuscript, I review literature on the known distribution and environmental and economic impacts of 80 species of introduced bees. The potential negative impacts of non-native bees include competition with native bees for nesting sites or floral resources, pollination of invasive weeds, co-invasion with pathogens and parasites, genetic introgression, damage to buildings, affecting the pollination of native plant species, and changing the structure of native pollination networks. The potential positive impacts of non-native bees include agricultural pollination, availability for

SUBMITTER: Russo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5198217 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature