Mark Ruibal of Ruibal's and Dione Lineberry of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping share their tips for attracting pollinators to ...

Bees’ daily hunt for food is a life-and-death matter. Depending on floral resources and the weather, a bee might pollinate as many as 10,000 flowers daily. Because of the branched hairs on their ...

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy.

“Losses have been increasing steadily,” said Priya Chakrabarti Basu, an assistant professor of pollinator health and ...

Bumble bees pollinate blueberries, apples, watermelon, and other crops. “Bumble bees can buzz-pollinate, meaning they vibrate their abdomens when visiting some flowers (e.g., tomato), which often ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

In other words: 100 honey bees plus 50 wild bees pollinate flowers much more effectively than 150 honey bees. However, a meta-study which summarized 39 international research papers found that ...

WITH Mother’s Day right around the corner, if you aren’t sure what to get your mum this year, you’ve come to the right place.

Wooden boxes seen around farms in the Central Valley contain the insects that are vital to crop pollination and production.

Many butterflies, bees and moths are fluttering into oblivion. A new report co-authored by a Canadian researcher warns that ...