Cycads are ancient palm-like plants that appeared 275m years ago, long before flowering plants evolved ...

While it's nice to blanket your garden with pollinator-friendly plants, the pollen carriers may still give your place a miss. Not out of chagrin or unfounded enmity, but because it got too cold, or ...

Researchers find that a reduced overlap of suitable habitats for vanilla plants and the insects that pollinate them could threaten the survival of wild vanilla Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food ...

Rapid declines in insect populations are leading to concerns that the pollination of important crops could soon come under threat. Tiny flying robots designed by MIT researchers could one day provide ...

Oregon State University researchers offer guidance to control pests and disease while protecting vital bee populations.

The words “pollination” and “flower” may seem inseparable, but plants began courting insects millions of years before they evolved flashy petals. Now we know how they may have done it: not with ...

About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs. 50 states, 50 fixes About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately ...