Pollination ecology examines how pollen is transferred between plants and how floral traits, environmental conditions and pollinator communities shape reproductive success. Insect‐mediated pollination ...

Plants existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years before the first flowers bloomed. But when flowering plants did evolve, more than 140 million years ago, they were a huge evolutionary success ...

The Netherlands is losing plant species that rely on pollination by insects. Leiden environmental scientist Kaixuan Pan demonstrates this after analyzing 87 years of measurements from more than ...

A wide range of plant species rely on insects for pollination, but the diversity of these insect-pollinated plants have decreased dramatically in recent decades Wild flowers are essential to bees and ...

It's time to talk about the birds and the bees. Pollinator week, which celebrates butterflies, bees, bats and every pollinator in between is June 22 through 28. The Pajarito Environmental Education ...

Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and, to a lesser extent, gymnosperms (without visible flower or fruit). There is a growing ...

Ant–plant interactions in terrestrial ecosystems span a continuum from antagonism to mutualism, yet ant-mediated pollination remains relatively uncommon compared with insect and wind vectors. Ants ...

New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and vegetables ...

I've spent several years living in the wide-open spaces of Wyoming, and as an avid hiker, I enjoy the natural wonders that flourish in our windswept landscapes. Among them are the myriad ...

A month ago, blooms on Juneberry trees, mulberry trees, black-raspberry canes, blackberry brambles and shagbark hickory trees ...

Pollinating tomatoes by hand can ensure that more fruit develops.