Why do conservationists hide when the bees dwindle?

It’s time the country’s policymakers and researchers turned their attention to insect-benefitting agriculture

AI can track bees on camera. Here’s how that will help farmers

These simple interventions can ensure a higher rate of pollination success, and a higher yield of market-quality fruit

US beekeepers lost 40% honey bee colonies in a year: Survey

Beekeepers lost 37.7 per cent colonies during the winter, between April 2018 and April 2019 — the highest winter decline in the last 13 …

Climate change shrinking bumblebee habitat in Europe, North America: study

Pollinators unable to migrate to cooler climes northwards in contrast to other species like butterflies

To protect India’s bees, we need to understand their impact on agricultural practices

 Farmers worry about effect of genetically modified crops on honey bees

Scientists develop high-yielding pea variety

Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research developed a pea variety that bears more flowers per stalk and therefore yields more …

Pesticides not just threaten bees, but also food production

Experts say 80 per cent of food production depends on pollination, but pesticides are affecting pollinators like bees

Why the Global South needs birds and bees more than the North

Instability in yield of pollinator-dependent crops a ‘serious’ or ‘high risk’ in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Oceania

How Punjab and Haryana are switching to sustainable cropping techniques to preserve groundwater

Parts of the states have moved to alternative sowing methods and away from water-intensive crops this Kharif season

German scientists decode adhesive properties of pollen

The findings may one day aid people suffering with pollen allergy as well as help develop alternative strategies for agriculture and food …

Transportation for pollination causing spread of deadly disease in bees

Researchers advocate keeping strict limits on the movement of bees

Could wildflowers and bug hotels help avert an insect apocalypse?

Enthusiasm for sowing wildflowers and building bug refuges rarely extends to ongoing upkeep and long-term monitoring

Trick question: Why is food production up despite fewer pollinators

In the last 50 years, the global agriculture’s reliance on crops dependent on pollinators like bees has grown by 300 per cent

Tropical crops at risk from pollinator loss due to climate change, shift in land use, finds study

Number of insects that pollinate tropical plants declined by 61%

Do honeybees tightly regulate their diet? Researchers trying to find out

Research findings might equip beekeepers with valuable insights, enabling them to provide essential dietary supplements 

Global warming can reduce coffee growing areas in the world’s largest coffee-producing region: study

Bee-friendly farm practices and conserving forests suitable for coffee production can reduce vulnerability to climate change, it said

Weaving insect wildlife back into the tapestry of life

The fate of insects is entwined with that of people and of many other vertebrates

World Bee Day: 10 facts about this pollinator

Let’s get to know these little creatures who form 90 per cent of pollinator troupes and are pivotal to our existence

Pollinator Week: How climate change disrupts flower growth, puts bees at risk

Habitat loss, nutritional deficiencies and lack of varied diet of pollinators is impacting plant and flower growth

Not only honey bees, native bees may also be facing a ‘pandemic’: Scientists

The extent of pathogen impact on solitary bees is unknown, but it is crucial as they comprise majority of the approximately 20,000 bee species on …

Threat to wild bees from commercial apiculture, says study

Diseases transmitted from commercially-reared bees could wipe out wild bee populations, it says…

Climate change, invasive species wiped away N America’s bee species

Almost 94% wild bee, native plant species gone in last 30 years, flags study

US environmental body proposes temporary pesticide-free zones to protect honeybees

A large number of bees are exposed to pesticide spraying when growers enter into contracts with beekeepers for pollination services

Pollinator Week: Economic impact of pollination cannot be underestimated

Annual market value of crop production directly linked to pollination was $235-$577 billion, says report

Pollinator Week: How well-pollinated crops are important for agriculture

Pollination by bees, birds, flies holds a lot of significance: They affect 35% of world’s crop production