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 ...

Some plants produce heat, which has long puzzled botanists. But a new study suggests that infrared radiation is an ancient ...

Did you know that you can thank pollinators for one out of every three bites of food you eat? You probably didn't know. In which case you probably aren't thinking much about how your daily life ...

May is often the start of lawn-mowing season, but some cities are taking heed of bees' needs and asking homeowners to let clover, dandelions and other flowering plants grow in May. Do you need an ...

“Turning areas that had been maintained turf grass into meadows made a lot of sense operationally. After the first-year ...

Pollinating insects like bees, butterflies and flies have had a rough time of late. A broad library of evidence suggests there has been a widespread decline in their abundance and diversity since the ...

When pollinators visit flowers, they produce various sounds, from wing flapping during hovering, to landing and takeoff. Scientists studied these vibroacoustic signals to develop noninvasive and ...

Looking for a shrub that can do double-duty in your yard by creating privacy and attract beneficial insects? Consider this ...

Beautiful, diverse, ephemeral and mysterious. Those were just some of the words Micah Kloppenburg used to describe pollinators. Kloppenburg has been particularly engaged this week; he's a pollinator ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - If dandelions, clovers or other perennial weeds seem to be overtaking your lawn, be cautious about using insecticides. That’s one of the recommendations offered by a group of ...