Scientists warn that climate change–induced early flowering could have negative effects on wildlife, agriculture, and gardening.

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

US honeybee colonies took the largest hit since the Bee Informed Partnership started counting in 2006.

A decade-long study tallies the numbers of pest-eating, flower-pollinating hoverflies that travel to the UK every year, and illustrates their important ecological roles in southern Britain.

Flupyradifurone, sold as Sivanto, is reported to have greater lethal and sublethal effects on honey bees when combined with a common fungicide.

Over 30 years, one-third of the wild bees and hoverfly species surveyed sustained losses, likely due to pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change.

Genetic material left behind on flowers can reveal which insects have visited.

Thought to be a nectar con artist, the candy spider-orchid actually does feed its pollinators, a select group of bees.

A high-tech approach to monitoring bee activity inside the nest reveals how the neonicotinoid imidacloprid impairs colony growth.

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.

Sulfoxaflor, an alternative insect-killer to older chemicals that decimate pollinators, turns out to kneecap colonies.

Mummy berry disease coats blueberry leaves with sweet, sticky stains that smell like flowers, luring in passing insects to spread fungal spores.

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

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.

One study shows the insects prefer food laced with pesticides, while another adds to the evidence that the chemicals are harmful to some pollinators.

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