A study in western Poland reveals that gravel service squares around wind turbine bases host higher wild bee diversity and plant richness than surrounding farmland and conservation grasslands.
Georgia agriculture teams have trapped 866 invasive yellow-legged hornets and destroyed 44 nests across five counties, urging public help to halt the spread of the bee-killing insect.
A study published in Science Advances details how wild snapdragons in the Pyrenees precisely calibrate their petal colors using seven genes to attract bees. This intricate genetic dance, barely perceptible to humans, is vital for the flowers' survival and demonstrates natural selection's role in shaping molecular gradients.
Florida officials, in collaboration with scientists, have planted 15,000 milkweed plants along northern Florida roadsides as part of a conservation effort to create feeding and breeding areas for declining monarch butterfly populations and other pollinators.
Two species of Asian praying mantises, Hierodula tenuidentata and Hierodula patellifera, are rapidly spreading across Europe, posing a threat to native wildlife. Scientists warn they hunt pollinators, small animals, and native mantises, with climate change and urban heat islands aiding their expansion.
Two species of giant Asian praying mantises, Hierodula tenuidentata and Hierodula patellifera, are rapidly spreading across Europe, posing a threat to native wildlife. Scientists warn they are hunting pollinators and small animals, and even outcompeting native mantis species.
