Abundant flies like Eristalis and wild bumblebees join domesticated honeybees as bugs for essential strawberry pollination, according to a new study tracking pollen transport.
Tag - Pollination
Dale Maylea
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What’s new in botany?
Does the word 'new' add anything to the title of a botanical paper?
Nigel Chaffey
Angiosperms and Insects: A Dynamic Partnership Across Millions of Years
Unveiling the secrets of pollination through time: How the age-old alliance between flowers and pollinators continues to shape the natural world.
Victor H. D. Silva
Newsflash: Plants are pollinated by insects
New research reveals the secret nightlife of moths, fluttering under cover of darkness to carry out their vital work as unsung heroes pollinating blackberry brambles.
The Light They Can’t See Draws Bees to Tomato Plants
Research found that far-red light, which boosts tomato growth and flowering in greenhouses, also makes the plants' flowers more appealing to bumblebee pollinators through enhanced scents and sugars, attracting more bees.
Alun Salt
The Biodiversity Orchestra: Investigating changes in time and space of plant-pollinator interactions
Most of the time, ecologists have studied interaction networks by considering a single sample, both in time and space. Recent research shows an innovative approach, highlighting the importance of understanding how such...
Life on the Edge Can Be Fruitful for Plants
Plants at the edge of populations have to share genes with more distant neighbours to produce offspring, and that can have benefits.
Highbush Blueberries Bloom with Help from Fungal Friends
Improving pollination could also improve your grocery shopping.
Building Flowers for Pollinators: Does Every Flower Really Have Its Perfect Match?
Flowers and their pollinators are highly diverse. So, what determines the characteristics of flowers and their visitors?
What’s the smallest payment you can give to a courier who carries your pollen?
Researchers reveal the delicate balance plants must maintain to maximize their pollen donation to pollinators.
South African Succulents Predict Weather to Maximise Pollination Success
Bulbine frutescens keeps track of temperatures so it's ready for passing pollinators.
Nectar Manipulates Bats into Perfect Pollinators
A Brazilian plant manipulates bats into more effective pollination by controlling nectar secretion patterns, which encourages them to visit a variety of flowers.
Fi Gennu
Orchid Mimics Aphids to Lure Pollinators in Intricate Trap Flower Scheme
What appears to be a place of safety becomes a maze, as an orchid manipulates its visitor.
Ceropegia gerrardii smells of pain to attract ‘blood’ drinking flies
New research uncovers how this South African plant tricks kleptoparasitic flies into pollination by imitating wounded honey bees.
