One of the major challenges faced by pollinators is that much of their habitat has been co-opted for human use. Usually, it’s altered in ways that make it inhospitable for pollinators as well as other ...

A new article has found that climate change is the most prominent threat to pollinators -- such as bumblebees, wasps, and butterflies -- who are essential for biodiversity conservation, crop yields ...

Pollinators including insects, birds, bats, and other animals are essential to agriculture and natural ecosystems throughout North America. About three-quarters of all flowering plant species rely on ...

National Pollinator Week is coming up (June 16-22), and it’s the perfect time to recognize the small creatures that play a major role in the success of agriculture. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and ...

Dr. Ronnie Brathwaite is Senior Agriculture Officer, Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Unfortunately, pollinators are ...