Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

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

A majority of beekeepers around the country have lost at least half of their honey bees in a mysterious disappearance over ...

Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized pollinators are slow to return. A new finding underscores the importance of ...

"Insects play vital roles in enabling ecosystems to function, including pollination, decomposition and pest control," lead ...

While modern trees like maples and ashes have switched to wind pollination — releasing clouds of pollen to be scattered at ...

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

Fruit. Although kiwi vines generally need a colder winter than Southern California’s in order to flower and fruit, the Fuzzy ...

Brown, of Ralston, is this year’s American Honey Queen. She travels across the country educating the public about honeybees, ...

The article highlights the role of various insects like flies, beetles, and wasps in pollination, which is crucial for the reproduction of flowering plants. Bees are well-known pollinators, but other ...

These insects are unsung heroes of many of ecosystems. Hoverflies visit 52% of crops globally which they either pollinate or ...

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