A garden can do more than look pretty—it can work like a living support system for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.

Scientists have discovered that flowering plants growing in farmland are increasingly doing without insect pollinators. As reproduction becomes more difficult for them in an environment depleted in ...

A quiet revolution has started in neighborhoods across the country, and it has nothing to do with new paint colors or fancy ...

Home gardeners often wonder how their choices in the backyard can truly make a difference for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. A virtual class led by Matthew Shepherd focuses on translating ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State turfgrass specialist is teaming up with scientists from Auburn University and the University of Georgia to advance Refuge Lawn, a project promoting ...

In fields, forests, and backyard gardens, insects are quietly at work securing ecosystems and global supply chains. Over 75 percent of all flowering plants, including many fruits, vegetables, and nuts ...

Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and, to a lesser extent, gymnosperms (without visible flower or fruit). There is a growing ...

Pollinators like bees and butterflies are vanishing across the world due to toxic pesticides and habitat loss, threatening ecosystems and global food security. Over 87% of flowering plants rely on ...

Insects play an important role in the world’s food production. Roughly 70 percent of all crop species, including apples, strawberries and cocoa, depend on them for pollination. Insects rely on a ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) — The Green Bay Botanical Garden is offering pollinator kits to help residents create habitats for ...

New study findings: Researchers in Nepal directly linked insect pollinator declines to reduced income and nutrient intake in farming communities. Nutritional impact: Pollinators provided over 20% of ...