Have you ever wondered why there’s so much buzz about saving the bees? They are notorious for crashing outdoor picnics and chasing fearful individuals (not that we would know). Bees are pollinators ...

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In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen. In turn, pollinators rely on flowers for food, including both nectar and pollen. If you’re a gardener, you might want ...

BOISE, Idaho — Did you know that nearly 1/3 of our food supply is a direct result of pollination by bees and other insects, even birds? Not just fruits and vegetables, but other crops life alfalfa and ...

A new article has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators -- such as bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies -- who are essential for biodiversity conservation, crop yields ...

Iowans have been seeing less monarch butterflies this summer. Some Iowans have noticed a reduction of pollinators in their neighborhoods and gardens this summer, in the same season that the state has ...

Christina Grozinger has received funding to study pollinator nutrition and plant-pollinator interactions from the National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture, Foundationn for Food and ...

Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop varieties influence ...