Pesticides: interactions between agrochemicals increase their harm to bees

New research reveals an overlooked, but potentially significant, problem with agrochemicals and pollinators.

Harry Siviter, PhD Candidate in Ecology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Aug. 4, 2021 • ~5 min

Baby bees love carbs, experiments show – here's why that matters

First ever feeding experiments reveal that solitary bees need to carb-load – and can be picky when it comes to dieting.

Elizabeth Duncan, Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Leeds • conversation
April 20, 2021 • ~7 min

Feeding experiments reveal baby bees love carbs – here's why that matters

First ever feeding experiments reveal that solitary bees need to carb-load – and can be picky when it comes to dieting.

Elizabeth Duncan, Associate Professor of Zoology, University of Leeds • conversation
April 20, 2021 • ~7 min

Tiny beetle fossil reveals how insects greeted Earth's earliest flowers

Preserved in amber, a tiny beetle has shed light on the moment the world first burst into bloom.

Chenyang Cai, Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol • conversation
April 15, 2021 • ~7 min

How colonialism transformed foxgloves – and why hummingbirds might have had a role

We studied how foxgloves taken to the Americas less than 200 years ago have changed compared to natives in Europe.

Maria Clara Castellanos, Lecturer in Evolution, Behaviour and Environment, University of Sussex • conversation
April 13, 2021 • ~6 min

How colonialism transformed foxgloves – and why hummingbirds might be the reason

We studied how foxgloves taken to the Americas less than 200 years ago have changed compared to natives in Europe.

Maria Clara Castellanos, Lecturer in Evolution, Behaviour and Environment, University of Sussex • conversation
April 13, 2021 • ~6 min

Boosting bee diversity can help stabilise crop production – new research

A diverse pollinator community is a reliable one.

Deepa Senapathi, Senior Research Fellow in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, University of Reading • conversation
March 17, 2021 • ~4 min

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% – here's why scientists are worried

EU-banned pesticides could not only threaten wild bees where they eat, but where they sleep too.

Philip Donkersley, Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University • conversation
March 2, 2021 • ~6 min

Why do flowers smell?

Not all flowers smell good, to people at least, but their scents are a way to attract pollinators.

Richard L. Harkess, Professor of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture, Mississippi State University • conversation
March 1, 2021 • ~5 min

Tiny cacao flowers and fickle midges are part of a pollination puzzle that limits chocolate production

Entomologists wonder if the insects currently pollinating farmed cacao are the right ones for the task.

DeWayne Shoemaker, Professor and Department Head, Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Feb. 10, 2021 • ~6 min

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