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Two new studies have linked controversial pesticides neonicotinoides to wild bee and butterfly declines.
Bees and other pollinating insects are under stress worldwide. Research in South Texas shows that simple steps like planting wildflowers near fields can help pollinators and boost farmers’ profits.
Next time you reach for the honey, spare a thought for the other vital insects that pollinate our crops.
Insects are a healthy and sustainable source of protein. It’s time foodies appreciated them too.
Data from all over the globe suggest that bees are in decline, and we may lose a lot more than honey if bees are unable to cope with the changing climate and increasing demand for agricultural land.
Monocultures - vast expanses of a single crop - may look pretty, but mounting research shows they are likely bad for environment. And in turn that’s bad news for farms as well.
There’s a battle going on in your garden between invasive and valuable domestic pollinators. Here’s how to tilt the fight in favor of our humble bumble bee.
Ask people to describe what they associate with butterflies, and you will probably get an image of a sunny summer’s day, with a beautiful peacock drifting gently on the cooling breeze. Ask the same question…
A species of bee declared extinct in the UK almost 30 years ago is flying again – thanks in part to the efforts of farmers. Researchers have been restoring the short-haired bumblebee to Romney Marsh and…
From the Himalayas to the subtropics - it appears flower colour has evolved to attract bee pollinators. Biologists from Monash…
Research in the Himalayas has investigated how flowers evolved distinctive bee-friendly colours to attract pollinators. This…
Researchers have created magnetic imitations of sunflower pollen grains. Scientists at The Georgia Institute of Technology…
Recently a newspaper asked its readers to propose species that were, ecologically speaking, “useless”, such that their loss would not have any great knock-on effect on other species or biological cycles…
Honey bees are thought to be the primary pollinators, but wild insects may be better. Two new studies, one published in Science…
The pollination networks between bees and flowers are not as robust as they were 100 years ago. Based on a comparative study…
Australian native flowers have moved away from insects as pollinators and instead coloured themselves to attract birds. Over…
Honeybees are in trouble - a stressful lifestyle and an unhealthy diet are being compounded by mite attacks - but we needn’t panic about pollination. Australia has many native bee (and other pollinator…
Non-native species can become integral to the ecosystems threatened by their presence, according to Princeton University…
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