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While most people picture the beloved honeybee when they think about bees, North America actually has 4,000 species of native ...
Bats are often cast as the unseen night-time stewards of nature, flitting through the dark to control pest insects, pollinate plants and disperse seeds. But behind their silent contributions lies a ...
A study indicates that projected droughts by the end of this century could reduce the caloric value of flower nectar by up to ...
For many years, people around the U.S. have been working together to provide safe ecosystems for bugs, birds and other ...
While the garden was brimming with green grass, the arrival of these summertime pests totally eroded the area.
Did you know that nearly 75% of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators to reproduce Without these tiny creatures, ...
June is National Pollinator Month, and it’s a great time to explore ways we can support pollinators in the garden.
Fruits were obtained from equally pollinated flower sets (5 and 4 respectively) previously subjected to a different number of nectar withdrawals (F [4, 82] = 2.72, P = 0.035 and F [3, 36] = 6.2, P = 0 ...
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Let’s keep the buzz going on my recent columns about Kentucky state symbols and talk this week about Kentucky’s state insect, the honey bee, which is, for most of ...
While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity ...
Celebrate National Pollinator Month this June by creating and maintaining a garden that attracts and supports these important ...
The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under President Trump’s budget. LAUREL, Maryland — Sam Droege, sporting ...