What Are Some Examples of a “Pollinator?”

Insect pollinators include:

• Bees, (honey bees, solitary species, bumblebees)
• Pollen wasps (Masarinae)
• Ants
• Flies including bee flies
• Hoverflies and mosquitoes
• Lepidopterans, both butterflies and moths
• Lower beetles

Vertebrate pollinators include:

• Mainly bats and birds (large flying fox, hummingbirds, honeyeaters and sunbirds)
• Some non-bat mammals (monkeys, lemurs, possums, rodents)
• Some lizards that pollinate certain plants.
• Humans may also carry out artificial pollination.

The majority of pollinators in our region are insects.

https://operationpollination.net/index.php/pollinators/; https://pollinator.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Links to Navigate Operation Pollination:

Introduction

Why the Focus on Pollinators?

What is “Pollination” and why is it so Important?

What is a Pollinator Garden or Landscape?

What is the Difference Between a Butterfly and a Pollinator Garden?

What are the Phases of Establishing a Pollinator Garden?

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