Conventional wisdom suggests that more bees equals more pollination, and that bee shortages are to blame for diminishing ...

Flowers emit scented chemicals to attract pollinators, but this perfume—and how pollinators interact with the plant—can go ...

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Potentially deadly viruses in the pollinators are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of flowering ...

Incorporating pollinator plants in your landscape could make you the bee’s knees. More than 80% of the world’s flowering plants need insects such as bees to spread pollen and help the plants produce ...

Planting more flowers is widely seen as a simple way to help struggling bees. But a new study suggests that, without careful ...

Honey bees can normally keep their hives perfectly climate-controlled, but extreme heat can overwhelm their defenses. During ...

Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers ...

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Bees and butterflies might be the best-known pollinators, but they aren’t the only ones. Bats, birds, beetles, wasps and flies play an important role, too. Rae Olsson, a postdoctoral research ...

Hoverfly pollinators visited buttercups in Thangu Valley, North Sikkim, one of the trans-continental sites chosen. Credit: Shannon Olsson When you think of pollinators, bees are probably the first ...