Did you know that approximately 75% of the world’s leading food crops rely at least in part on animal pollinators This ...

However, due to a multitude of reasons, such as the use of pesticides, the world's pollinator populations are dwindling. One example of this is the eastern monarch butterfly. The butterfly's ...

For example, the mutualistic interactions between flowering plants and their animal pollinators (Figure 1) are very different from interactions between acacia trees and the ants that inhabit and ...

Avoid invasive species -- these can outcompete natives, which pollinators rely on not just for food, but for shelter and even laying eggs. For example, butterflies need native host plants to ...

Along with these plants are pollinators, which help plants reproduce during the spring and summer months. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 75% of flowering plants and 35% of ...

Michigan gardeners can promote local ecosystems with bee-friendly gardens in 2025. The vital pollinators are in need of conservation as their populations decline. As warm weather finally begins to ...

One in five pollinators at risk: 22.6% of assessed species face elevated extinction risk, underscoring an urgent need for ...

This trend of earlier emergence is generally consistent across organisms with the accelerating rate of climate change. If the timing mismatches continue to worsen, it could exacerbate the decline of ...

Meanwhile, a Pollinator Festival is scheduled for June ... beekeeper they’ve relied on to pollinate their apple trees, for example, isn’t in business anymore.” Notably, honeybee populations ...

“The Chester County Climate Action Plan calls for the county to develop more sustainable landscaping practices for our facilities, and this pollinator garden is a great example of how we’re ...