In lab experiments and field studies, the team tracked the beetles with fluorescent dyes as they moved from cone to cone.

We tend to think of plants as passive, vulnerable actors. But in their partnership with insects, it’s plants that often play ...

Regardless, insect pollination remains essential for pollen movement and achieving economically viable yields of fruits with ...

As corn growers are evaluating pollination, more reports of problems resulting from the “overly tight tassel wrap” phenomenon are trickling in from farmers and agronomists, with pictures and ...

A Chile-based ag technology company says its liquid pollination system can lift fruit set in United States orchards by about ...

Since the time of the dinosaurs, cycad plants may have attracted insects using infrared light. It may be the world's oldest form of pollination.

Argentine ants compete with bumble bees for prized nectar sources. But the bees are fighting back. Find out how.

Honeybees, which are not native to the United States, may be outcompeting native bees for pollen. Ed Reschke via Getty Images Honeybees are often heralded as a symbol of biodiversity and a key species ...

The view of the corn crop from the road this year looks good. Fields have lush green corn plants and even stands, which is why farmers had high hopes for bin-busting yields. But as farmers wade into ...

If you want to keep enjoying apples, melons and blueberries, bees need to be healthy and cared for. Many plants rely almost entirely on bees as natural pollinators to produce some of nature’s most ...

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