News articles tagged with 'pollination'
Landing lights for bumblebees
— 12 Oct 2010 09:16 | BiologyGardeners could help maintain bumblebee populations by growing plants with red flowers or flowers with stripes along the veins, according to field observations of the common snapdragon,…
Fears of a decline in bee pollination confirmed
— 6 Sep 2010 04:30 | BiologyWidespread reports of a decline in the population of bees and other flower-visiting animals have aroused fear and speculation that pollination is also likely on the decline. A recent…
Sundews just want to be loved
— 17 Aug 2010 15:16 | BiologyWhy do some insect-eating plants like Sundews keep their flowers so far away from their traps? New research suggests that it isn't a clever trick to keep pollinators safe, it's about…
Shade-coffee farms support native bees that maintain genetic diversity in tropical forests
— 27 Jul 2010 10:16 | EnvironmentShade-grown coffee farms support native bees that help maintain the health of some of the world's most biodiverse tropical regions, according to a study by a University of Michigan…
Researchers learn about role of bees in tropical ecosystems using radio transmitters
— 27 May 2010 14:01 | BiologyA New York State Museum scientist is one of several researchers who have become the first to use tiny radio transmitters to track bees over long distances in a forest habitat, yielding…
First radio tracking of tropical orchid bees
— 27 May 2010 11:23 | BiologyBlue-green orchid bees zip through increasingly scarce patches of tropical forest pollinating rare flowers. For the first time, researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute…
Breeding orchid species creates a new perfume
— 22 Apr 2010 09:29 | BiologySome orchids mimic the scent of a female insect in order to attract males for pollination. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology found that breeding…
The almond tree's secret weapon
— 29 Jan 2010 20:01 | BiologyThe nectar of the almond tree produces an extraordinary and dangerous poison. This is the only known plant to have this poison in its flowers' nectar. A study carried out at the University…
Punishment important in plant-pollinator relationship
— 20 Jan 2010 16:23 | BiologyFigs and the wasps that pollinate them present one of biologists' favourite examples of a beneficial relationship between two different species. In exchange for the pollination service…
MSU research may lead to new ways to control honeybee parasite
— 10 Dec 2009 08:15 | BiologyGround-breaking discoveries by Michigan State University researchers could help protect honeybees from deadly parasites that have devastated commercial colonies…