A climbing vine called Smilax insularis controls its pollinator’s behavior using a single rare scent released at different ...

Designing a vegetable garden that supports pollinators has the potential to increase garden productivity and improve the ...

Researchers have found that a plant with white flowers and a dark black nectar is pollinated mainly by hawkmoths.

At a recent used book sale I purchased a copy of a lovely book called "One Hundred Flowers," by Harold Feinstein (Bullfinch Press, 2000). This large-format book includes not only 100 amazing, huge ...

Give your plants a helping hand.

In nature, the quest to survive and spread is essential — and that’s certainly true for flowers. We might see them as vibrant harbingers of spring or precursors to juicy tomatoes, but from the ...

New research reveals that rising temperatures are causing bees to fly before flowers have bloomed, making pollination less likely Sexual deceit, pressed flowers and Victorian bee collectors are ...

When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Researchers in Japan have successfully used a tiny drone to pollinate an actual flower, a task usually accomplished by insects and animals. The remote-controlled drone was equipped with horsehairs ...

Vegetable plants can sometimes look healthy and full of leafy growth but produce very little fruit, even in gardens that are ...