Wild pollinators are a key part of European biodiversity and provide a wide range of benefits to crops, wild plants, and human wellbeing. At the same time, wild pollinators face multiple threats in ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 6, 2020) New research finds that a decline in wild pollinator abundance, notably wild bees, limits crop yields in the U.S., according to the study, “Crop Production in the ...

New research led by UBC landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell highlights the link between lost wild pollinators and food production and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 4, 2021) Neonicotinoid insecticides applied to nursery plants sold at garden centers kill off wild, solitary pollinators regardless of the amount applied, according to ...

In 2002, Deirdre Birmingham and her husband, John Biondi, bought a 166-acre farm in southwestern Wisconsin’s Driftless Area. On a portion of that land—once used to raise cattle and grow feed crops, ...

Using data from 43 studies from six continents, we show that (i) higher pollinator diversity confers greater inter-annual stability in pollinator communities, (ii) temporal variation observed in ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Wild bees are major contributors to pollination of economically important crops. However, widespread habitat conversion to agriculture and pesticide exposure are associated with declines in wild bee ...

About three-quarters of the world’s crops depend to some extent on the availability of external pollination to thrive, although because this figure does not include most cereal crops, such as corn, ...

Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Brian Arrigo, Department of Agricultural Resources Commissioner Ashley Randle, staff from both departments and Rogers Spring Hill Garden Center ...

In the first long-term, community-level field study of wild bumble bee nutrition, a team of ecologists led by Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden discovered that wild bees aren't ...

Lawn care is incredibly important to many people. Having a pristine, well-manicured sea of grass greener than a Shamrock Shake takes character, hard work and an eye toward perfection. However, did you ...