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Changes in land use, urban expansion, and extreme weather all negatively impact nutrition for honey bees and other ...
A 2020 study found, for example, that bats were the main pollinators of pitayas (dragon fruit), a major crop in central ...
A man-made, artificial diet has been created for endangered honey bees and can bring a positive impact to agriculture.
Scientists estimate there are about 4,000 species of native bees in the U.S.—and they’re both cooler and ecologically more ...
Out of over 20,000 bee species worldwide, most of us are probably familiar ... including building their own nests and ...
An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...
Carpenter bees have “shiny, iridescent, hairless” abdomens that can reflect blue, black and purple colors, while bumblebees ...
"Make sure your hives have food, just because they are able to start finding some pollen does not mean there are ... just to ...
Many plants need to be pollinated to produce fruits or seeds to make more plants. But if pollinators are scarce in your area ...
A study finds plant bug species at risk from neonicotinoids, adding to the scientific literature regarding the ongoing insect apocalypse.
Charles Darwin proposed a simple explanation. He believed bees chose the same flowers again and again because switching would ...