Thrips Provide Pollination Services While Harming Sunflowers

Thrips Provide Pollination Services While Harming Sunflowers | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 11 August 2025 V1 Latest version Share on Thrips Provide Pollination Services While Harming Sunflowers Authors : Hui Qu , Kairu Han , Yuan-yuan Qu , Yu chen Shi , Hongxing Yang , Wenbing Zhang , Jian Zhang , Jun Zhao , Yajie Su , Xiaopeng Yun , Jing Chang , and Li Haiping 0009-0001-9970-7086 [email protected] Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175491919.97278631/v1 145 views 96 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract The value of thrips in ecosystems is often ignored. Most thrips in agroecosystems are indirectly or directly killed by default as pests, but their ecological effects have rarely been studied, especially with respect to their potential pollination value for crops. Identifying the potential value of thrips in agroecology will help change our understanding of this species. Here, we showed through the thrips–sunflower study model that thrips provide pollination services while harming sunflowers. We found via pollination manipulation assays that thrips have the ability to pollinate, which can help increase the yield of sunflowers and is an important wild pollination resource. Furthermore, we demonstrated through a pollen-carrier model that thrips have a remarkable ability to carry pollen. Therefore, the ecological function and value of thrips urgently need to be reconsidered; at the same time, the ecological value of thrips revealed by this research will help us balance the advantages and disadvantages of crop loss with pest ecological value. 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Keywords agroecosystems pest ecological value pollination services thrips wild pollination resource Authors Affiliations Hui Qu Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Kairu Han Northwest A&F University College of Plant Protection View all articles by this author Yuan-yuan Qu Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Yu chen Shi Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Hongxing Yang Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Wenbing Zhang Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Jian Zhang Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Jun Zhao Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Yajie Su Inner Mongolia Academy of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry View all articles by this author Xiaopeng Yun View all articles by this author Jing Chang Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Li Haiping 0009-0001-9970-7086 [email protected] Inner Mongolia Agricultural University View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 145 views 96 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Hui Qu, Kairu Han, Yuan-yuan Qu, et al. 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