BUMBLE BEE PREDATORS REDUCE POLLINATOR DENSITY AND PLANT FITNESS

Research in pollination biology has focused on the interactions between animals and the flowers they visit for food reward. However, other selective agents, including predators, seed feeders, and herbivores, may affect pollination systems. Because flowers are predictable food sources for a variety of species, flowers are also reliable sites at which predators can locate flower‐visiting animals. Prominent among pollinators' predators are …