Efforts to save bees are mainly focused on honey bees due to their economic significance, but we need to pay more attention to the importance of wild bees in crop pollination and ecosystem services.
Wild bees are essential for crop pollination as they visit 90% of the world's top 107 crops, and most of the bee-related crop pollination is thanks to common wild bee species, not honey bees.
Competition for resources between honey bees and wild bees, as well as the spread of pathogens and effects of climate change, contribute to the decline of wild bee populations.
Conserving wild bees and their habitats is crucial not only for crop pollination but also for their contribution to ecosystem services that support human well-being.
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