Research being conducted by Rochester Institute of Technology students and faculty will help determine if additional flowers, grasses and plants will benefit insects that help in pollination.

A pale yellow and black Swallowtail butterfly pollinating in a garden full of purple Rocky Mountain Penstemon flowers. For the past four years, plant biologist Elsa Godtfredsen has trekked to a ...

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 ...

Pollinators are all the “buzz” these days with a federal proclamation designating June 15-21 as National Pollinator Week. Now in its eighth year, the focus of this event is to promote the health of ...

National Pollinator Week is coming up (June 16-22), and it’s the perfect time to recognize the small creatures that play a major role in the success of agriculture. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and ...

Bees are essential for the health of people and the planet. Honey and other products have medicinal properties, and the role of bees as pollinators makes them vital for food supplies. There are around ...

Without pollinators, a third of flowering plant species would produce no seeds and half would suffer an 80% or more reduction in fertility. Therefore, even though auto-fertility is common, it by no ...

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company and home of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, announces its commitment to protect ...

In a paper published today — World Bee Day — in the Annual Review of Resource Economics, a team of researchers at UC Santa Barbara, the University of North Texas (UNT) and the University of Maryland ...