The ongoing effort captures high-quality images and collection data in seconds, creating an online database of bees, beetles, ...

Insects are the primary pollinators of most flowers and crops. Niklas_Weidner/500px via Getty Images Rachel Mallinger: A lot of different insects pollinate. Insects visit flowers for many purposes, ...

Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and, to a lesser extent, gymnosperms (without visible flower or fruit). There is a growing ...

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. But the population of insect pollinators is dropping in ...

Increasing urbanization is linked to a decline in crucial pollinator populations, including nocturnal moths, hoverflies, and bees, according to a new study from the University of Sheffield. The ...

Gardening experts suggest ten plants to make gardens insect-friendly. These nectar-rich flowers provide vital food for bees, ...

In Nepal's remote mountain district of Jumla, preparation for a family meal begins long before food reaches the cooking pot. It starts in terraced fields of beans, buckwheat, apples and pumpkins that ...

For centuries, honey bees have remained a fundamental sustainer of agriculture worldwide, pollinating more than 130 types of ...

Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and, to a lesser extent, gymnosperms (without visible flower or fruit). There is a growing ...

Scientists found an estimated 5.5 million ground-nesting bees beneath East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York. The discovery ...

From fuzzy bumble bees to metallic green pollinators, Utah is home to thousands of native bee species quietly supporting ...

When extreme heat scorches Australia, underground bees retreat into insulating soil to survive, but stem-nesting bees have ...