Want to save the bees? Pay attention to pathogens and flowers
Researchers at UMass Amherst deploy fluorescent paint, pipettes, tents, tweezers and scissors to trace three-way connection between plants, pathogens and bees
Tag: Bees
Drought damages a plant’s perfume
Bees may be using their sense of smell to detect and avoid stressed plants.
What makes bees feel at home in the city?
A study of the bees of Toronto aimed to uncover what factors help or hinder urban pollinators.
Bees, honey and Agave in the northern sierra of La Barca, Jalisco
You may have tried tequila or mezcal. But have you ever wondered what is happening in the fields where the Agave plants grow?
The colour of background vegetation reveals how bees see flowers
Studying how bees perceive flowers gives insight into how pollinators have influenced flower evolution.
How will plants cope with fewer pollinators?
A recent paper highlights a critical research gap, and reveals the potential for finding new data in old places.
Flying insects plummet
Where have all the flower-pollinating insects have gone?
Reproductive traits affect the rescue of valuable and endangered multipurpose tropical trees
Conservation in the City
A new article argues that conservation shouldn’t be left to the countryside. There are major impacts to be made looking at pollinators in the city.
Are all plant pollinators as busy as a bee?
How orchids feed specialized bee pollinators
A survey of flowers of 16 species of Lockhartia determines that all have elaiophores (oil glands) of the trichomal type.
