The rate of population decline is outpacing the ability of the bees to find a new habitat.

Many plants reflect ultrasonic waves, thereby attracting the pollinators, but one cactus takes a different approach.

Revered as a humanitarian and scientist, Kerr was also blamed for the introduction of aggressive Africanized bees to the Americas.

A 99-million-year-old beetle preserved in amber alongside grains of pollen likely pollinated prehistoric plants.

Researchers pinpoint a protein that can metabolize at least one of the insecticides, highlighting a route to identifying compounds that are friendlier to the critical pollinators.

Scientists discover the real pollinators of a popular houseplant flower. 

A 27-year-long study finds insect biomass has declined by about 75 percent. 

Important pollinators under threat from habitat destruction, bumblebees may find refuge on vacant land throughout Michigan’s largest metropolis.

Two large studies find that, in real-world conditions, the insecticides are detrimental to honey bees and bumblebees.

Removal of non-native vegetation from an island ecosystem revives pollinator activity and, in turn, native plant growth. 

Umbrella flowers lure in flies by mimicking the alarm signals produced by the flies’ preferred prey.

The pollinators of a wild tobacco plant use the tip of their proboscis to determine whether they should stop for a drink.

Tomatoes infected with cucumber mosaic virus lure the pollinators, according to a study.

Tiny hairs may enable the insects to detect floral electric fields, according to a study.

A tension-sensing ion channel regulates hydration and germination in pollen.

A researcher challenges the UK government’s conclusion that neonicotinoids aren’t that bad for pollinators.

Study suggests a honeybee disease might be spilling over into wild bee populations in the U.K.

Study finds that coffee plants grown in the vicinity of Mount Kilimanjaro produce more coffee beans of a better quality if they are surrounded by thriving plant and animal communities.

A virus that causes blight in plants may contribute the catastrophic decline of honeybee colonies.