"The passion and urgency that inspired WWI and WWII Victory Gardens is needed today to meet another threat to our food supply and our environment-the steep decline of pollinators. The Pollinator ...

You may be familiar with the health benefits (both physical and mental) that gardening can provide you as an individual, but at least one type of gardening in particular has the potential to help all ...

Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: brilliant orange poppies, deep purple iris and vivid yellow tidy tips. And after ...

Pollinators are animals that help to transport pollen from one location to another in the plant reproduction process. Pollination is crucial to our well-being and to the survival of ecosystems.

A team of researchers led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has analyzed crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents, and found that production worldwide of important, ...

Pollination by animals contributes to a third of global food production, but little research has been done into the extent to which the identity of pollinators, pollen and crop varieties influence ...

People often prioritize aesthetics when choosing plants for their gardens. They may pick flowers based on colors that create visually appealing combinations and varieties that have bigger and brighter ...

It was a balmy day in Del Rio, a Texas border town about 170 miles west of San Antonio, when a citizen conservationist looking for wildlife stumbled upon a striking rust and orange caterpillar with ...

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has called for pollination to be recognised as a productive agricultural asset, arguing that stronger investment in pollinators and the beekeeping industry will ...