Buzz pollination—a process in which bees extract pollen by vibrating flowers—occurs in more than 20,000 plant species. Among ...

Pollinators carry pollen with them as they move from flower to flower. Their pollination services are essential for plants, including the ones we like to eat. Although honeybees get most of the credit ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects.

Bee flies feed on the nectar or pollen of many native flowering plants and so may act as pollinators. The larvae of most bee fly species lay their eggs in or on other insects, particularly wasps ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.