Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

Conventional wisdom suggests that more bees equals more pollination, and that bee shortages are to blame for diminishing ...

A recent study shows that viruses in wild bees are closely linked to the flowers they visit and the availability of floral ...

Planting more flowers is widely seen as a simple way to help struggling bees. But a new study suggests that, without careful ...

The fig wasp pollination mutualism is a quintessential example of an obligate ecological interaction, wherein minute pollinator wasps and their Ficus hosts engage in an intricate and enduring ...

If the governments of Australia can invest millions into the honeybee industry, they surely have the resources to support ...

Most gardeners want to support pollinators, but not all pollinators are ideal garden companions. While both bees and wasps can sting, wasps tend to sting more readily and multiple times. Their stings ...

Nature’s most dazzling colors can be strangely rare. Walk through a park or forest and you see greens, yellows and reds that ...

Careful garden planning can maximize the benefit for butterflies, bees and other pollinators, even in a small space. This ...

From the standpoint of pollination, there are efficient pollinators and those that are less effective. “Good” or “effective” pollinators are those that are abundant and have a high likelihood of ...