Mounting scientific evidence has shown the importance of wild bees as pollinators safeguarding crop yields and as critical contributors to biodiversity. For biodiversity in particular, wild bees are even more important than honey bees. Unlike honey bees, many wild bee species are endangered. Growing the wild bee population can increase biodiversity and sustainability of agriculture.

• Biological agricultural products (“biologicals”) will eventually replace chemical pesticides and fertilizers in the $240 billion crop protection and fertilizer market.

• Biologicals will revolutionize agriculture by creating a resurgence of residential beneficials and triggering the beneficials themselves to control pests, diseases, and weeds, while also making crops more resistant to abiotic crop stresses (e.g., heat, drought, and climate change effects).

• All stakeholders will benefit from the widespread adoption of biologicals: consumers will enjoy increased access to sustainably grown food, farmers will have access to better tools and new income streams, and the industry will gain a sustainable pipeline of new biologicals.

Pesticides, also referred to as Chemical crop-protection products (CCPPs), are currently critical to sustaining the world’s agricultural outputs. This article addresses the current importance of CCPPs while exploring the trends and market forces that will drastically reduce or even eliminate the use of CCPPs in the long term.