Being close to a natural habitat such as a forest doesn't necessarily make farmland more attractive to pollinators, a new ...
Stella Holstrom is gathering opinions on what Sartell residents think of the big pollinator gardens near Sartell High School.
Natural habitats may not boost crop pollination as much as previously believed, according to new research that challenges ...
Being close to a natural habitat such as a forest doesn't necessarily make farmland more attractive to pollinators, a new ...
A reader inquired recently how to plant multiple varieties of sweet corn without creating cross-pollination problems. This is an astute question about an issue that isn’t discussed very much. Perhaps ...
Honeybees, which are not native to the United States, may be outcompeting native bees for pollen. Ed Reschke via Getty Images Honeybees are often heralded as a symbol of biodiversity and a key species ...
The cost of treating varroa mite in the beekeeping industry is flowing onto other food growers reliant on pollination.
The global threat to the pollination of flowers and food production crops, highlighted by a dramatic decline in honeybee colonies, could be eased by a renewed focus on ‘wild’ pollinators.
American Journal of Botany, Vol. 96, No. 9 (Sep., 2009), pp. 1722-1730 (9 pages) There has been considerable uncertainty about the importance of wind vs. insects in cycad pollination, but recent ...
Flowering plants are better pollinated in urban than in rural areas. Despite a greater diversity of flying insects in the countryside, more bees in cities pollinated more flowers of test plants. The ...
Floral morphology often directly influences interactions with pollinators, but less is known about the role of extrafloral structures. We studied the relationship between bract motility, floral ...