When people think of pollinators they normally think of bees. That’s because we enjoy seeing them in the daytime pollinating plants. But bees are under stress from insecticides and industrial farming. The …
What would happen without pollinators? The humble moth is an unsung pollinating hero! Read More »
This is an extraordinary frog, quite unique in several ways. It is one of the oldest frog species found in the forests of Brazil. It has an odd diet: fruit rather than …
Brazilian frog thrives on fruit not insects and may pollinate flowers Read More »
In the UK there is a rather strange statute called the Weeds Act 1959. It lists the injurious weeds of the UK which include: Common ragwort – Senecio jacobaea Broad-leaved dock – …
Look again at “injurious” weeds as pollinators are attracted to them Read More »
Neonicotinoids used in pesticides makes bees sleep in the day and it makes them go out at night when flowers are not open to be pollinated. Bees are a major and critical …
Neonicotinoids (a pesticide) makes bees sleep in the day Read More »
It’s time to better regulate and restrict the use of pesticides in farming because evidence indicates that they are dramatically reducing the population size of vital pollinators. In Minnesota, for example, there …
Pollinator populations dramatically reduced by pesticides Read More »
