Plants fight for pollen space from pollinators
From the slow-motion footage, this image captures the moment when the catapult-like mechanism of a The Hypenea macrantha flower explodes ...
Tag: pollinators
Bacteria in soil makes flowers more attractive to pollinators, study finds
Female bumblebees visiting flowers Chamaecrista latistipula in the wild. The insect vibrates the internal parts of the flower to extract ...
What’s good for pollinators is also good for utility companies
Utility companies maintain 3.5 million miles of power lines to create safe and efficient energy corridors. This also creates ideal ...
Flowers use adjustable ‘paint-by-numbers’ petal patterns to attract pollinators, researchers say
Hibiscus trionum, also called Hibiscus trionum, was selected by Edwige Moyroud as a new plant model for the study of ...
Providing flowers throughout the season can be essential to attracting pollinators, no matter what landscape is near your garden.
Augochloropsis metallica visiting Pycnanthemum muticum (mountain mint) in one of the research gardens. Credit: Laura Russo, CC-BY 4.0 ( A ...
Lack of pollinators limits global food production, crop yield analysis finds
Researchers at Rutgers University have detected inadequate pollination in 25 crop species, including sunflower. More frequent visits by bees like ...
Foul-smelling vapors cause problems for pollinators
This photographic illustration depicts a tobacco hornworm sailing toward a flower amid air tainted by vehicle exhaust emissions. Credit: Floris ...
