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.
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Tracking the flight of the bumblebee teaches us how they use plants – and how we can help them.
We should celebrate these amazing insects, not splat them.
There are 6,000 named dragonfly species worldwide but recently 60 new species were found showing how much more we can learn.
Diverse threads of the vast interrogation of nature we call science are coming together in a rich and mutually informative intellectual tapestry.
Honey bees, which pollinate many valuable crops, are threatened by parasites, pesticides and development. But selective breeding, more benign pesticides and better nutrition could help turn the tide.
Next time you reach for the honey, spare a thought for the other vital insects that pollinate our crops.
Bees and humans share a long history. But now bee populations are in a worrying decline. So can beekeeping teach us how to live in harmony with the world’s most famous pollinator?
It’s difficult to individually track tiny insects but researchers think they’ve found a way to harness a bee’s own energy.
Nutrition is another factor - in addition to pesticides and bee disease - that has led to the dwindling of the global bee population.
The way the Africa honeybee’s deal with parasites and pathogens can teach western beekeepers and researchers how to adapt their bees to fight diseases.
American Foulbrood is causing serious damage to the bee population in the Western Cape.
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.
The UK government is prepared to accept funding for studies on the risks of pesticides to bees and other pollinators from the manufacturers of the chemicals in question. Not surprisingly, this raises uncomfortable…
Honeybees may have an advantage over other pollinators – caffeine improves performance. The findings, from Newcastle University…
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