Menations of genes help flowers imitating foul smells to attract pollinators amateur carcass
A wild ginger has an intelligent tip in its sleeve to attract pollinators. No, it is not a soft fragrance ...
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Plants fight for pollen space from pollinators
Scientists from South Africa and Brazil have provided empirical evidence that pollen grains from rival plants can compete with each ...
Bacteria in soil makes flowers more attractive to pollinators, study finds
Bacteria that live in soil and help roots fix nitrogen may increase the reproductive capacity of some plants, according to ...
What’s good for pollinators is also good for utility companies
Power companies dedicate significant resources to cleaning up overgrown plants and debris around power lines. These areas are known as ...
Flowers use adjustable ‘paint-by-numbers’ petal patterns to attract pollinators, researchers say
Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible template established very early in petal formation that dictates the size of their bull's-eyes, ...
Providing flowers throughout the season can be essential to attracting pollinators, no matter what landscape is near your garden.
A diverse and abundant flower garden that provides blooming flowers all season may be more important to bees and other ...
Lack of pollinators limits global food production, crop yield analysis finds
A team of researchers led by scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick analyzed crop yields from more than 1,500 fields on ...
Foul-smelling vapors cause problems for pollinators
A team led by University of Washington researchers has discovered a major cause of declining nocturnal pollinator activity – and ...
