How do you vaccinate a honeybee? 6 questions answered about a new tool for protecting pollinators

Honeybees face many urgent threats, including Varroa mites, climate change and poor nutrition, which makes this vaccine an exciting new development

Climate change may be causing an apple crisis in Himachal and Kashmir this year; here’s how

Climate change is causing bees to die in Himachal Pradesh and the Kashmir Valley, leading to major losses for apple growers in the region

Simply Put: Insect apocalypse

Nigeria becomes fourth African nation to join global coalition to protect pollinators

Even as pollinator populations are declining globally, data about them, especially in the developing world, is insufficient

How African honey bees can help mitigate global colony losses

The way the Africa honeybee's deal with parasites and pathogens can teach western beekeepers and researchers how to adapt their bees

A wake-up call to reclaim the forgotten darkness in our lives

Light pollution is playing havoc with age-old rhythms of life—of sleep, procreation, metabolism, migration and foraging

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: Economic impact of pollination cannot be underestimated

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

Stinging: Insect taxonomy expertise in Europe may be at risk

Study finds 41.4% of insect orders not covered by sufficient number of scientists

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

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

Pollinating species declining worldwide

Habitat loss and hunting are major contributing factors

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 …

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

Pollinator Week: Why we need to protect the bees and the butterflies

Around 40% of invertebrate pollinator species — particularly bees and butterflies — face extinction across the world, warns FAO