... to be faithful. But this close relationship has many potential pitfalls, because if the pollinators are lost, the flowers may not be able to reproduce, and this may be what we are seeing in the hay ...
... reaching the plants, and swimmers, tubers and canoers often submerge the plants' flowers so they can't pollinate. This foot traffic isn't expected to go away soon, and the flow of underground water ...
... are infecting their wild cousins, and that this is likely contributing to reductions in the natural pollinating bee population.
Otterstatter and Thomson investigated the occurrence of disease in ...
... this study on the economic valuation of the vulnerability of world agriculture confronted with pollinator decline are published in the journal "ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS".
Among biodiversity concerns, ...
On a global scale pollinator shortages are not affecting crop yields, a new study suggests, but there could be problems in the future.
... economies."
The researchers were surprised to discover that there has been a global increase in the growing of pollinator-dependent crops, particularly in the developing world.
"The fact that, ...
The well-documented worldwide decline in the number of bees and other pollinators is not, at this stage, limiting global crop yields, according to an article in Current Biology.
Acorn squash and other winter squashes at your local supermarket likely got their start months ago, when their colorful blossoms were pollinated by hardworking bees.
To find out the cause of what's being called a global "pollination crisis," researchers have successfully attached an electronic tracking device to a hummingbird for the first time -- and the darting ...
... bee populations, causing some growers of fruits, nuts and vegetables to wonder how their crops will be pollinated in the future. A new study published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of ...
A researcher has warned that we don’t know how pollination works in native ecosystems, which could undermine restoration efforts.
... highlighted by a dramatic decline in honeybee colonies, could be eased by a renewed focus on ‘wild’ pollinators. Agri-environment schemes that encourage farmers to create bee-friendly habitats could ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Across the country, pollinators such as honeybees and hummingbirds are declining due to habitat loss, diseases such as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), pests and excessive pesticide ...
... native bumble bee species have high pollination and seed production levels in red clover. ... findings offer promise for alternative crop pollinators, as the population of European honey bee in the US ...
Animal pollinators were flitting about long before flowering plants evolved.
