In lab experiments and field studies, the team tracked the beetles with fluorescent dyes as they moved from cone to cone.

We tend to think of plants as passive, vulnerable actors. But in their partnership with insects, it’s plants that often play ...

While most of us are familiar with European honeybees as pollinators, the reality is they are responsible for only a small percentage of pollination events. The majority of pollination results from ...

Regardless, insect pollination remains essential for pollen movement and achieving economically viable yields of fruits with ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

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 ...

Hand pollination is a great way to get your fruit trees to produce better, more abundant harvests. It partly substitutes for natural pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and birds—which is ...

Apples, strawberries, tomatoes, almonds and chocolate are just a few of the foods made possible by pollination. Bees and butterflies come to mind when most of us think of pollinators, and both are ...

A Chile-based ag technology company says its liquid pollination system can lift fruit set in United States orchards by about ...

With their distinctive orange and black patterning, gossamer wings, and harrowing 3,000-mile migrations, few insects are as charismatic or beloved as the Monarch Butterfly. Just imagine how tragic it ...