Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of different insects pollinate. Insects visit flowers for many purposes, ...

A research team conducted a comparative study at allotment sites in three major cities across England and found that those in more urbanised areas saw the highest decline in insect pollinator species ...

A wide range of plant species rely on insects for pollination, but the diversity of these insect-pollinated plants have decreased dramatically in recent decades Wild flowers are essential to bees and ...

If you savor Palisade peaches, Rocky Ford melons and fresh vegetables from your home garden or enjoy beautiful flowers in your landscape, then this should be of concern. Colorado’s pollinators are in ...

Flowers use a variety of strategies to inform pollinating insects about their pollen reserves, including color, smell and even electrical changes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Our planet runs on pollinators. Without bees, moths, weevils, and ...

Coming soon to the wildflower meadow on the South Campus is “Pollinator Lounge,” a multispecies design installation that invites us to sit among the unsung heroes of urban biodiversity at work in our ...

Tanya Latty co-founded and volunteers for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the Education ...

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive organs to attract beetle pollinators and the insects possess infrared ...